On Tue, 28 Nov 2023, Andy Smith wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 04:03:04PM -, Curt wrote:
>> NordVPN advertises very heavily in France on television and claims to
>> provide safety against bad actors (personified as villainous figures
>> observing your every move) when using it. It
Hello,
On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 04:03:04PM -, Curt wrote:
> NordVPN advertises very heavily in France on television and claims to
> provide safety against bad actors (personified as villainous figures
> observing your every move) when using it. It's their only selling point.
And obviously th
On 2023-11-28, Andy Smith wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 06:42:53PM -0500, Dan Purgert wrote:
>> On Nov 27, 2023, Maureen L Thomas wrote:
>> > NORPVPN is software that installs a VPN. Not really trying to solve a
>> > problem just securing my machine against intruders. My understand
On Nov 28, 2023, Andy Smith wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 06:42:53PM -0500, Dan Purgert wrote:
> > On Nov 27, 2023, Maureen L Thomas wrote:
> > > NORPVPN is software that installs a VPN. Not really trying to solve a
> > > problem just securing my machine against intruders. My under
Hello,
On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 06:42:53PM -0500, Dan Purgert wrote:
> On Nov 27, 2023, Maureen L Thomas wrote:
> > NORPVPN is software that installs a VPN. Not really trying to solve a
> > problem just securing my machine against intruders. My understanding of a
> > dedicated IP means I will alw
Hello,
On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 08:45:39AM +0800, jeremy ardley wrote:
> For a home user the best use-case is to install a VPN - such as openvpn -
> and connect to that from a mobile device such as a smart phone.
These days there are much better solutions like Yggdrasil,
tailscale, zerotier, …
If
Hi,
Okay, I'm familiar with commercial VPNs. They are mostly a waste of
time and money unless you need them for the purpose of appearing to
come from a specific country.
Unless you have a use case demanding a static IP address then there
is no point in paying extra for a static IP address. It's t
On 28/11/23 17:19, Joe wrote:
A third use, now becoming more important, is that some services such
as banks will not accept connections from ISPs other than the one you
normally use, or won't accept connections from some particular
institutions.
One use I make of the VPN is to give my phon
On Tue, 28 Nov 2023 08:45:39 +0800
jeremy ardley wrote:
> On 28/11/23 05:59, Maureen L Thomas wrote:
> >
> > I would like some advice. I have been offered a dedicated IP
> > through NORD. Is it worth it or is it not needed? Pros and cons
> > would be very helpful. Thank you.
> >
> > Moe
> >
On 11/27/23 13:59, Maureen L Thomas wrote:
I would like some advice. I have been offered a dedicated IP through
NORD. Is it worth it or is it not needed? Pros and cons would be
very helpful. Thank you.
On 11/27/23 14:25, Maureen L Thomas wrote:
NORPVPN is software that installs a VPN. N
On 11/27/23 22:59, Maureen L Thomas wrote:
I would like some advice. I have been offered a dedicated IP through
NORD. Is it worth it or is it not needed? Pros and cons would be very
helpful. Thank you.
Moe
Worth it is up to you, needed it's impossible to realy say (see below).
A static I
On 28/11/23 05:59, Maureen L Thomas wrote:
I would like some advice. I have been offered a dedicated IP through
NORD. Is it worth it or is it not needed? Pros and cons would be
very helpful. Thank you.
Moe
For a home user the best use-case is to install a VPN - such as openvpn
- and
On Nov 27, 2023, Maureen L Thomas wrote:
> NORPVPN is software that installs a VPN. Not really trying to solve a
> problem just securing my machine against intruders. My understanding of a
> dedicated IP means I will always have the same IP.
Well, a VPN doesn't "secure your machine against intru
NORPVPN is software that installs a VPN. Not really trying to solve a
problem just securing my machine against intruders. My understanding of
a dedicated IP means I will always have the same IP.
On 11/27/23 5:06 PM, Andy Smith wrote:
Hello,
On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 04:59:22PM -0500, Maureen
On 11/27/23 1:59 PM, Maureen L Thomas wrote:
I would like some advice. I have been offered a dedicated IP through
NORD. Is it worth it or is it not needed? Pros and cons would be very
helpful. Thank you.
Assuming you mean a static IP address:
Useful if you need to self-host something (ass
Hello,
On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 04:59:22PM -0500, Maureen L Thomas wrote:
> I have been offered a dedicated IP through NORD. Is it worth it
> or is it not needed?
More info needed:
What's NORD?
What problem are you trying to solve with "a dedicated IP"?
What do you understand "a dedicated IP"
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