Best VPN to buy

Well I know this isn't a Unity topic in a conventional sense, but it still sort of is since I want to use VPN to protect myself in case regional laws prevent me from accessing certain sites.

Does anybody have any good recommendations for a good VPN? I know about virtualshield since many youtubers promote it but I don't know if it's the best one. Any suggestions?

 

Linus Tech Tips is constantly promoting Private Internet Access. I have not tried it myself.

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/

 

Opera browser?

 

Typically browsers don't have anything to do with vpn, unless you have explicitly set them up. For example by changing proxy. Or some addons. Which are not ideal in comparison to VPN.

 

If you trust a browser company with your stuff: https://www.opera.com/computer/features/free-vpn

 

I have definitely missed that one. However features are very similar, to what tor browser offers. Anyone can confirm, if opera VPN works in network restricted localizations. For example China?

 

Tsk. Tsk. So negative.

 

How about using VyprVPN? I use this one with my friend- because Korea Government blocks all good porn sites.

 

As far as I can tell though it's not actually VPN though, it's a proxy service which Opera is calling a VPN. It still might offer protection, I'm just dubious of what seems like it might be a deception.

 

Opera browser’s VPN is just a proxy, here’s how it works
I haven't looked into subject really, but you made me think. I just picked first better result in search.
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/04/22/opera-browser-vpn-proxy/

So if that the case, opera do not offer free vpn. Which made me skeptical in first place.

 

https://thebestvpn.com/reviews/opera-vpn/ :facepalm:

 

As article says, we got, what we pay for. But there are plenty free proxies available.
Anyone with a bit tech knowledge, can set one.
Proxies can be also detected, and blocked.
But again, that is indeed not VPN.

 

I am lazy, ok?

 

Yeah that is fair enough. I wont blame you

 

Use, HMA VPN Service. I am already using this.

 

I agree. My local nerd definitely knows what they talk about. xD

 

You can create one in minutes if you have a windows computer. I did that to be able to play LAN games with my friends.

 

Sorry but this comment is completely unhelpful in the topic, without providing any details.

 

https://pureinfotech.com/setup-vpn-server-windows-10/

But now I read it was to get around regional stuff, and then hosting on your own IP is not very helpful

 

Also, most people don't have public IP. That potentially exposes home machine to attacks, if server is not setup in proper manner. But mostly user would be required to purchase public IP, from own internet provider.

And of course, not everyone.uses win10

 

If you have a home router with NAT you need to open ports for the VPN to work, or put the VPN computer in DMZ.

 

Wot?
Everyone with access to internet has a public IP.

 

Nope. I suggest get familiar with dynamic IP.

 

Dynamic IP is public.

 

Here in Sweden thats very rare, most people have fiber and those most often are static. But you can use a dynamic DNS solution for that. Or let your friends know your knew IP every time. Its not often it changes

 

In normal circumstances, no one will be able access your private server, or even router, if you give me your IP. If IP is public, means I can type your IP, or assigned domains, and should be able view your router, or server website, from near any point in the world.

Of course, mostly and fortunately that is not the case otherwise, exposing devices to attacks. For which ISP monitor and mostly prevents for us.

Then we can have both static and dynamic IPs. And also, not always these are public/private. Etc. But we go beyond OP topic.

 

I have never heard of a ISP that have private IPs. You always have a public IP, than you might have a NAT behind that IP. Actually at my last ISP they owned the NAT. But I just called the support and they opened up so all traffic went on one of the LAN ports and it went from private to public

 

Assuming using now IP6. It is interesting. But I am sceptical, that by default routers are exposed to public, even tho, having static IP. I would suspect ISP can control exposure, if you don't want your IP to be public?

 

Offcourse all my computers on my LAN are behind NAT, but I own the NAT and I can control which ports are forwarded etc. I only have one public IP: This is the norm here in Sweden. Possibly there is ISPs that have private IPs, but I have never heard of it, they cant have many customers.

 

Just little anecdote from very past. Of course many thing has changed since then.

My very old ISP when internet was relatively young, and ISP was young, they had network IP distribution, which were static and assigned with MAC addresses per PC. These networks were of approx 250 users per switch. These were local private networks, where everyone could share files back days, directly from PC. No routers yet then (were expensive). Was fun time on its own

But today, you can also build networks with private static/dynamic IP, if you like. Don't have to be be ISP based.

But anyway. I stop here, as I am oftopic too much

 

At the risk of showing how much of a pedant I am, the experience in my country is similar, however I feel I must split hairs: while ISPs here provide a public (static or dynamic) IP to most every customer, It is not true to say that the ISP organisations do not use "private" IP addresses, they just use them for other things.

You can see this when you do a trace route or path ping.

Most connections use PPPoE transport, the network transporting PPP is all ethernet with presumably private addresses.

By the time I got to use dial up Internet in the mid-90s practically everyone was using their own connection over PPP, even if they were forced into using a service provider's HTTP proxy. Text guides I found occasionally referred to asking for shell accounts instead of PPP to get the ability to run Unix shell commands online, but that advice aged quickly and in just a few years everyone had access to Linux and could try those powerful Unix commands on their own computers if they wished.

 

Closing because off-topic and spam target. if you are looking for a vpn, try google, not a game developement forum.