[AccessD] VPN

[Rocky Smolin]

It would seem that a changing IP address would give you better security if
you were trying to hide something.  What's the advantage of dedicated IP?

And, of course, you have to trust the provider as they presumably know the
link between your IP and the one they give you, yes?

r

On Sat, Nov 13, 2021 at 3:12 PM Stuart McLachlan <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
wrote:

> You will be seen as the IP address of the VPN server you connect through.
>  Most VPN
> providers generally have  pools of IP addresses in different countries.
>
> If you use a free service,   you will probably be seen as a different
> address every time you
> set up a VPN session.
>
> More expensive offerings do offer dedicated IP addresses.
> Nord, CyberHost are two for example.  The latter describes the situation
> quite well:
> https://www.cyberghostvpn.com/en_US/dedicated-ip-vpn
>
>
> On 13 Nov 2021 at 14:54, Rocky Smolin wrote:
>
> > Jim:
> >
> > Do you know if the servers see you as a different IP address every
> > time you use the VPN?
> >
> > r
> > On Sat, Nov 13, 2021 at 1:54 PM Jim Dettman via AccessD <
> > accessd at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Rocky,
> > >
> > >    Haven't used any myself, but Nord VPN:
> > >
> > > https://nordvpn.com/
> > >
> > >   Is one I see advertised frequently and it gets good reviews.  Some
> > >   of the
> > > major anti-virus players (Trend, Norton) have VPN built-in, but they
> > > may not be as feature rich as something like Nord.
> > >
> > >   As far as "how it works", you turn it on, and all your internet
> > >   traffic
> > > runs through it to one of their servers, then out to the internet.
> > > Thus you can make it appear you are located anywhere in the world
> > > (that is with services that let you choose the server).
> > >
> > > Jim.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: AccessD On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> > > Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2021 2:08 PM
> > > To: Off Topic <dba-ot at databaseadvisors.com>; Access Developers
> > > discussion and problem solving <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>; List
> > > <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Subject: [AccessD] VPN
> > >
> > > Lear List(s):
> > >
> > > I don't have a need for a VPN but I'd like to play with one just to
> > > see how they work,
> > >
> > > Any recommendations for the best free VPN?
> > >
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