Re: Anonymous VPN and Freenet?

On Thursday 07 Apr 2011 22:48:52 Richard Toynbee wrote:
> Hey all, Freenet lurker here with a few questions.
> 
> 
> First of all, I've been thinking about adding an extra layer of anonymity by 
> sending my Freenet traffic over an anonymous VPN. Any advice from people who 
> tried this? Any pitfalls? Is it possible to send just my Freenet traffic over a 
> VPN, so the websites I visit are'nt linked to my Freenet activity? Maybe I'm 
> overly paranoid but I love security/crypto toys.

One possible problem is that your VPN may have a very small MTU. Freenet needs something like a 1024 byte MTU to function, especially on opennet.
> 
> Secondly, do people have recommendations for their favorite VPN service? 
> IPREDator was the first one I've heard about, so that's what I'm inclined to. 
> Whenever I search for similar services, I always get suspicious websites with 
> Stock Photo Man (TM) smiling while wearing suit and tie. I don't mind paying for 
> 
> a service, but I don't need any extra features (other than what I need to run 
> Freenet).
> 
> Thanks for your help!

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