wifi question

[Av8tor1]

will VPN software protect you when using public (unprotected) wifi networks?

http://www.hidemyass.com/vpn/
They make it sound great (of course LOL)

I have been using it to watch British programing I like online now that I no longer get BBC at home....

Works great to hide IP addy's, that much I know, but I was wondering about its effectiveness on open wifi networks for security?


warren, crissy, et. al., where are our network gurus LOL

 

[lil hokie]

Watch out for the WiFi...don't want to get sucked in by the Cloud!

 

[Av8tor1]

hehehe where's my mommy...
clara has that twinkle in her eyes, she will make a good companion

(heather understood )

 

[lil hokie]

I'm really excited about her!

 

[Av8tor1]

I'm on the road pretty often, it would be great to feel safe accessing email accts and other pw protected stuff (terra, chat etc) and not worry about unprotected networks

 

[fullcollapse]

Although my networking guru status probably lapsed several years ago, I can tell you that yes it will work. It will not keep people from finding your password list stashed under your keyboard though.