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> - Smart VPN bypass for performance-sensitive traffic like streaming video and gaming It is highly error-prone to maintain (or expect a company to maintain)
by bubblethink 10y ago
> - Smart VPN bypass for performance-sensitive traffic like streaming video and gaming
It is highly error-prone to maintain (or expect a company to maintain) essentially a large filter list. In the end you'll end up with a product that gives you neither privacy nor performance. For a real world example, try using a smart dns. They suck at dns on its own. And they have to keep up with the cat and mouse of content sellers blocking them. You'll end up with pretty much the same situation with your smart vpn solution. You'll never know reliably what's going over which route (unless you are making the list), debugging will be a nightmare, and you'll have leaks all over.
- PietdeVries 10y agoFor the nerds among us this shouldn't be too hard. A Virtual Private Server can be rented for a few dollars a month. I have seen examples that charge less than $4 for unlimited bandwidth. Install VPN software on the server and become your own VPN provider. On your home router you can setup a point-to-point VPN connection and you're done - all traffic encrypted and bypassing your local telco. I assume that network-providers are not included in this legislation though...
- andrewSC 10y agoMind divulging on some VPS providers? The one I've been looking at closely is https://www.vultr.com/ https://www.vultr.com/ Their $2.50/month plan fits me well as my monthly traffic across all my devices (and home) is roughly 100GB. Pair that with https://github.com/trailofbits/algo https://github.com/trailofbits/algo and it's a reasonable setup.
- fny 10y agoI'm a fan of RamNode. I've been using them since they launched a few years ago without a hiccup.
- Spivak 10y agoThere is one issue that your traffic is typically flagged as originating from a VPS provider and you might end up getting denied or have to do annoying challenges. Still worth it but it's something to consider.
- boromi 10y agowhat's a good vpn software to install on a server?