VPN recommendations

Started by zappaDPJ, Jan 16, 2025, 17:39:45

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zappaDPJ

Does anyone use a VPN service? I'm looking at taking out a 2 year subscription with NordVPN which is currently reduced from £8.99 to £2.59 a month for the duration.

I'm assuming NordVPN works per device rather than via a router and that I can choose the server location of the country?

Any info would be appreciated.

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nowster

What's your intended use of the VPN?

zappaDPJ

Quote from: nowster on Jan 17, 2025, 13:36:30What's your intended use of the VPN?

The primary use will be to give a layer of protection to (Pro Tools) music files sent across the net. I may also need to use a VPN to access my Pro Tools licence.

I also want to be able to access a growing number of sites that are blocked in the UK due to GDPR concerns.
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nowster

The only useful reason for using a VPN is to appear to be where you aren't.

In my case I have a VPN server at home so I can connect when I'm out and about to services I run behind the firewall. Similarly work does the same for their Work From Home employees.

VPNs don't actually bring any extra protection. Almost all interactions over the internet are now secured using encryption (eg. https) and effectively unsnoopable.

talos

Quote from: nowster on Jan 18, 2025, 00:05:28The only useful reason for using a VPN is to appear to be where you aren't.

In my case I have a VPN server at home so I can connect when I'm out and about to services I run behind the firewall. Similarly work does the same for their Work From Home employees.

VPNs don't actually bring any extra protection. Almost all interactions over the internet are now secured using encryption (eg. https) and effectively unsnoopable.
:iagree:

zappaDPJ

Based on the replies here (thanks for that) and elsewhere, I don't understand the need for VPN when it comes to sharing output from Pro Tools, it just seems to be 'the done thing'. I now have a licence but can't get the iLok licensing manager to work :facepalm:

Anyway I do still want to be able to connect to a number of sites in the U.S. which are blocked here so I think I'll give NordVPN a shot.
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