Full tunnel VPN possible with "home" VPN routers?
Mark Wang <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.security.vpn |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Hi all, I'm considering setting up a VPN server on my home DSL connection, where I can use a VPN client and have all my Internet traffic appear to come from my home DSL IP, rather than whatever IP I'm using now. I surf a lot from public wireless access points, and I would like a secure layer of encryption. Also, I travel a lot in China and other places where they censor Western sites or allegedly snoop on traffic, and I'd like to bypass/encrypt everything for security as well. Therefore, I need a "full-tunnel" connection, where ALL traffic is tunneled through the VPN, not just those for my private home subnet. Because it's just for my personal use, I don't want to spend thousands of dollars. So I'm thinking about getting a "home" router with VPN capability, like Netgear FVS318NA, Linksys BEFVP41, or similar and I'm wondering if they support the full-tunnel mode of operation. I would be using the router as a VPN server, not client. They advertise the VPN capability, but I'm not sure if it's "split tunnel" only for the private home subnet, or if it's "full tunnel" for all addresses. Thanks! -- Mark