Canadian VPN

Today we would like to tell you about the logo of the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.
It was chosen by the international jury from 1,600 submitted for the contest posters.
Colors of the logo symbolize the nature of Canada. Blue and green - mountains, the nature of islands and forests.
Red - the color of v-leaf, a symbol of Canada. Yellow - the color of sunrise over Vancouver.
If you are outside Canada but want to watch the Olympics online - you can use Canadian VPN for this.

VPN types

Virtual private network technology is based on the idea of tunneling. VPN tunneling involves establishing and maintaining a logical network connection (that may contain intermediate hops). On this connection, packets constructed in a specific VPN protocol format are encapsulated within some other base or carrier protocol, then transmitted between VPN client and server, and finally de-encapsulated on the receiving side.

For Internet-based VPNs, packets in one of several VPN protocols are encapsulated within Internet Protocol (IP) packets. VPN protocols also support authentication and encryption to keep the tunnels secure.
Types of VPN Tunneling
VPN supports two types of tunneling - voluntary and compulsory. Both types of tunneling are commonly used.

In voluntary tunneling, the VPN client manages connection setup. The client first makes a connection to the carrier network provider (an ISP in the case of Internet VPNs). Then, the VPN client application creates the tunnel to a VPN server over this live connection.

In compulsory tunneling, the carrier network provider manages VPN connection setup. When the client first makes an ordinary connection to the carrier, the carrier in turn immediately brokers a VPN connection between that client and a VPN server. From the client point of view, VPN connections are set up in just one step compared to the two-step procedure required for voluntary tunnels.

Compulsory VPN tunneling authenticates clients and associates them with specific VPN servers using logic built into the broker device. This network device is sometimes called the VPN Front End Processor (FEP), Network Access Server (NAS) or Point of Presence Server (POS). Compulsory tunneling hides the details of VPN server connectivity from the VPN clients and effectively transfers management control over the tunnels from clients to the ISP. In return, service providers must take on the additional burden of installing and maintaining FEP devices.
VPN Tunneling Protocols
Several computer network protocols have been implemented specifically for use with VPN tunnels. The three most popular VPN tunneling protocols listed below continue to compete with each other for acceptance in the industry. These protocols are generally incompatible with each other.

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)

Several corporations worked together to create the PPTP specification. People generally associate PPTP with Microsoft because nearly all flavors of Windows include built-in client support for this protocol. The initial releases of PPTP for Windows by Microsoft contained security features that some experts claimed were too weak for serious use. Microsoft continues to improve its PPTP support, though.

More - About PPTP

Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)

The original competitor to PPTP for VPN tunneling was L2F, a protocol implemented primarily in Cisco products. In an attempt to improve on L2F, the best features of it and PPTP were combined to create new standard called L2TP. Like PPTP, L2TP exists at the data link layer (Layer Two) in the OSI model -- thus the origin of its name.

Internet Protocol Security (IPsec)

IPsec is actually a collection of multiple related protocols. It can be used as a complete VPN protocol solution, or it can used simply as the encryption scheme within L2TP or PPTP. IPsec exists at the network layer (Layer Three) of the OSI model.

VPN for UAE

Learn how to unblock Skype in Dubai and UAE with VPN for UAE account.

VPN accounts are one way to visit blocked websites and to use Skype in countries that block it. VPN connections are anonymous and secure and can be used either at your office, school, home or cafe.
It very easy to use - works from any PC in any country - No software to download or install!
In Dubai and UAE you can use a VPN account to make calls with Skype or to bypass Etisalat proxy server and access censored pages.

How will it work?

When you are connected to the internet through your Internet Service Provider(Etisalat, Qtel etc.), all your web traffic goes through their “proxy server”. They also have the ability to filter, monitor and store all the sites that you visit. Using a Virtual Private Tunnel over the internet you can access all the websites securely and anonymously without passing through their server.

How Web Sites are Blocked

In order to explain how to unblock web sites, it is important to understand how specific web sites first become blocked.
Blocked web sites are usually the result of special software that is loaded onto your computer that works with your internet browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, in which you can adjust the options to allow or block specific web sites.
In addition, when it comes to large computer networks (like the ones you might find at your corporate office or school), a firewall is usually involved and this resource is also used to block specific web sites of the organization's choosing.
While it is fairly easy to block web sites, unblocking web sites can sometimes be a difficult task to achieve. However, following are a few tips that will definitely level the playing field, giving you the ability to access almost any blocked web site.
How to Unblock a Website
Unblocking a web site can be accomplished whether you are at the office, at a school computer or using a public computer at some libraries or internet cafes. In order to unblock a web site you have to some way circumvent or disable the web site blocking software, the web browser or the firewall that is being used to block a web site. There are a few strategies to accomplish this task.
Proxy Servers (Anonymizers)
Proxy servers (sometimes called web site anonymizers because they make the computer user anonymous) circumvent filters on the computer or even the firewall due to the way these sites operate. Proxy servers are computers outside your company's firewalls easily accessed via the internet. They have their own IP address and are able to be controlled via your computer. Your computer connects to a proxy server and the proxy server is the computer that makes the connection with the blocked web site. The proxy server then shows you the contents of the page. You can view the web site and even interact with the web site through the proxy server- even though it is blocked by your computer or firewall. This is achieved because it is not your computer interacting with the web site, but a third party – the proxy server that makes the connection with the blocked site.
Change Settings on an Individual Computer
This tip on unblocking a web site usually only works on individual computers that connect directly to the internet. If you are using a computer on a network connected to a firewall overseen by an administrator – the chances are that this strategy will not be effective.
Obviously if you are an individual computer that has either special blocking software or browser options set to block a specific web site, you may be able to change the setting or disable the blocking software. If the browser you are using is blocking your web site, you will be able to easily change the settings, usually by clicking the tools tab and reconfiguring the options or security tabs located in the browsers. Another work around for a browser that is blocking your web site is to download and use a different browser. For those that have MS Internet Explorer, simply download and use Firefox or vice versa.
For those that are working on an individual computer with special software used to block your web site, you will need to somehow disable the software. You can delete the software, stop the software from loading the next time you start up the computer, or shutdown the software while it is running using the CTRL+ALT+DEL keys (please note: these techniques might not work for all software programs).
Use the IP Address Instead of URL
In some cases, it is possible to type in the IP address instead of using the URL. The URL is the written web address (e.g., www.mywebsite.com). However, even though we type in letters or words into our browser, the internet and World Wide Web translate these URLs into an IP address such as 99.121.224.67. Sometimes the software or browser will not block an IP, however if your software is able to map the IP address using a reverse DNS look up your site will ultimately stay blocked.
Use URL Redirects
There are a few web sites that offer URL redirects. For instance, you can create a new URL for the blocked web sites using these redirect services. Once you create a redirect, enter the new URL and have the service forward you to the blocked web site. In certain situations these new URLs are redirected and do not change allowing you to access banned sites. Two types of redirection services include Tinyurl.com and Snipurl.com
Unblock a Web site using Google
There are many tools or services that Google offers that can help you access blocked web sites. Practically every computer allows you to access Google making these strategies quite attractive.
Google Cache
Instead of going directly to the web site using the URL, go to the home page of Google and search for the web site or web site page you want to access. Once Google shows you the possible choices that are indexed, choose to retrieve the blocked web page using Google's cache copy of the page. Since these pages are copied into Google's database, in most cases the site will not be blocked.
Google Mobile Search
Google's Mobile search can help one circumvent a blocked site. When Google translates a normal HTML web page into a mobile page it removes certain parts of the web page (CSS scripts and JavaScript's) it also reconfigures the sites view to make a large page into smaller sized pages. During this translation process, it is possible that many block software programs will not be able to recognize the page as being one that should be blocked.
Google Proxy
We all know that Google is not specifically a proxy, but it can be used for much more than just searching the internet. Below is a code that uses Google's language translation tool. When Google translates a web site into a different language it acts as a go-between (similar to a proxy server). The code below which comes from the site www.oreillynet.com will translate any web page into English. Meaning you can translate a web paged in English back to English using Google as a proxy like tool. Just change the URL (forbiddensite.com) with the site that you are trying to gain access to.
http://www.google.com/translate?langpair=en|en&u=www.forbiddensite.com

Wi-Fi Wireless Hotspot Security - Personal VPN

Use your personal VPN at cyber cafe Everywhere you go these days, someone is offering a wireless hotspot for you to connect to the internet. Some charge a nominal fee but many are free. Virtually every laptop manufactured today has Wi-Fi capability built in. With multiple computers in peoples homes, wireless is the easiest way to get all of them on the network. Coffee shops, cyber cafe's, fast food restaurants, hotels and even entire cities are now offering Wi-Fi. Whether it's free access or charged at some minimal cost per hour or day, the concept is the same. Everyone logs in to the wireless local network which then funnels your traffic to the land line internet connection. Everyone being logged into the same network means everyone can see each others data. Without a hotspot shield of some type protecting your connection your privacy and even your identity are at risk.
All of this easy access to the internet sounds great and it certainly has made surfing easier. Consumers and travelers are happy with these options but hackers --they're ecstatic! At a recent hackers conference in Las Vegas it was demonstrated over and over again how simple it was for them to hack Wi-Fi networks and see what everyone else on the network was doing. This included reading other peoples email and obtaining other private information including your location and name. Even such common tasks as using instant messenger (IM) can put you at risk. You may think, "who cares if someone can read my IM conversations" but think about it. Aside from the personal side of the data you are transmitting and the privacy that this hacking would breach, there are even safety risks to consider. Let's say you agree with a friend to meet at a certain place on IM at a given time. The potential predator watching your conversation now knows exactly where you will be at a given time.
Information on how to hack wireless Wi-Fi networks is easily available to anyone. Even with wireless networks that require you to log in, getting access is trivial. What does this mean to you? Simply it means that anyone at the coffee shop, airport or hotel you are at has potential access to your data through the wireless network. It means that hotspot security has become a major problem that can only be erased by using a hotspot VPN. Most email systems either do not support encryption of your emails or are by default set to no encryption. If you are sending email at a wireless hot spot using the typical web based email account, everything you send is available to be seen on the network.
Computer geeks and large corporations have been aware of this problem for years. They equip themselves with special VPN software and servers that encrypt their data connection at the source, your computer. This encrypted tunnel starts at your computer and ends at a dedicated secure server on the internet, far away from the local Wi-Fi network. Creating this personal VPN (virtual private network) results in 100 percent security from eavesdropping at your local hotspot.
While there have been solutions for this out there for the average consumer for years, they are often complex and the free or do it yourself ones are very slow. We have recently become aware of a new personal VPN solution at www.vpnprivacy.com from a company that is offering corporate strength WiFi VPN services with the simplicity of a one click install on your computer. You don't have to know anything about security certificates, encryption techniques, which ports to use or anything else. All of their servers are powered by Amazon.com which provides extreme reliability and security from a trusted hosting source. With a simple software download and a nominal monthly subscription fee, you are secure whenever you are in an insecure location. Does VPN Privacy work and is it worth the price? We think it's a small price to pay for the complete information security that it provides.
There are other personal VPN vendors and many new ones coming online every day. Many of these are garage operations where someone takes their computer, throws some software on it, and running over their home cable modem starts up a company. While this software may work we don't recommend it. First, the reliability of such a setup is not likely to be very good. Most importantly, your security is at risk since all of your data is going through their garage computer and their shared cable modem service. Not only does this approach risk your data form snoopers on the cable modem service but the person putting the server up in his house could also be reading all of your data for their own purposes. What impresses us with Surf Bouncer is their use of the Amazon network. By investing in that kind of secure and bullet proof infrastructure they ensure server and data security on their end. You need to know that the server your data is flowing to is properly configured, all known security is properly set up and that it is behind a proper firewall system. With VPN Privacy we are assured of this.
One final note, beware of "free" security solutions being marketed out there. These free solutions do to you what you are trying to prevent the hackers in the wireless cafe from doing. They are looking at all of your data and taking away things that they can use for future marketing and sales purposes. They are building databases with your supposedly secured data.

Unblock Poker for you!

This is a site tailor to poker players worldwide that want to play poker but can not access the poker site. You can not deposit and as a result can not play the game.
The following sites may not be blocked at your location and if so, you would not need a vpn.
You may already have a poker account but are out traveling in a country that restricts access to web sites such as poker and casino, as a result you are unable to access them and play as you normally do. With the Poker VPN service we offer you, you now can access them just as you would from home.
The service will unblock all other sites too, it is not just limited to Poker sites. If you are in thailand or china you would realize that poker and many other sites do not load. The poker software will not work either!
VPN Service help you resolve the issue of internet censorship. The benefit of a vpn go far beyond the ability to bypass the ISP (Internet Service Provider), you get internet privacy, anonymity and security. It would be especially useful if you are using an open wireless network from your neighbor or at hotspots such as starbucks..

Be safe and anonymous with a personal VPN account.

The number one use of a VPN account is as a secure and anonymous internet connection. If you working in an office or using your laptop at a cafe or hotel or other public place, everything you send or receive from your computer can be captured and read by anyone else connected to the same network. This is called "packet sniffing". If you are at home then your Internet Service Provider can also capture and monitor ALL your internet activity through it's proxy server.
If you read our article "What is a VPN account?" , you will understand how a VPN connection actually works and and how it can be used to protect your data.
When connected to our servers you will have a new USA based IP address. Your real IP address will never be seen in public. The major benefit of this is that no one on the internet will know who you are or where you are. This is useful to prevent online attacks or to prevent threats and to have the freedom to say or write anything without fear.
There are several types of VPN technologies, the most common are SSL, IPSEC & PPTP. Anonymous VPN we offer PPTP and IPSEC accounts because they offer better performance and are easier to setup and do not require extra software to install. VPN allows for encryption of up to 128bits but also supports 40bits if your computer or router doesn't support it.
All VPN accounts also use data compression technology to reduce bandwidth and increase performance of the connection.