This is regarding my previous question
2007-09-25 07:34:40 · 5 answers · asked by AnnieG 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
It is a Virtual Private Network.
Here is the Wikipedia article on VPN:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Private_Network
2007-09-25 07:40:52 · answer #1 · answered by Colin K 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A VPN is - think of a sidewalk(sidewalk is the Internet). Now that sidewalk is going between two computers and everyone can see what is on the sidewalk. This is a normal non-secured Internet connection. Now surround the sidewalk on both sides with a picket fence. This is a secure Internet connection. Everyone can see the fence and if they are really computer savvy they can see in between the cracks on the fence. Now what a VPN does is makes a tunnel under the sidewalk and the fence. So everyone sees the fence and the sidewalk but it looks from the Internet standpoint as if no info is being sent because none of the info can been accessed buy someone on the Internet
2007-09-25 08:01:08 · answer #2 · answered by ravenbb 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Short simple answer Virtual Private Network
2007-09-25 07:38:06 · answer #3 · answered by mcgranem 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're making a private (secure) network connection over the internet that logically looks like a LAN. That's it.
2007-09-25 08:29:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VPN
Virtual Private Network.
2007-09-25 07:40:56 · answer #5 · answered by drkshados 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋