Noob question - is it really safe from ISP admin?

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Whatlogin
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Noob question - is it really safe from ISP admin?

Post by Whatlogin » Tue Aug 09, 2016 2:10 pm

Hi,

Great piece of software, congratulations!

I am pretty new to VPN, so far I was using some paid vpns, but since I am not using it for anonymity but for security, so I decided to use my home computer as gate.

Basically what I need, is to be protected from sniffing/logs of any isp I use. I work in many different places and use different hotspots all the time. Like coffee places, airports or clients office WiFi I often use. Therefore I need to be sure I am protected, that no one (except my home ISP I trust) can sniff, log or see what I am doing.

Since it was far to easy to set up - I am not sure if I am protected that way :) In FAQ there is a focus on using prohibited websites from censored internet - but no mention about the security of it.

I checked DNS leaks and set up some public DNS just in case. I use built-in Softehter VPN (not ipsec/ppt/openvpn etc.).

I am 99% sure it is, as this is how VPN works, but I guess I need comment from you ;)

Regards,
WL

thisjun
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Re: Noob question - is it really safe from ISP admin?

Post by thisjun » Mon Aug 29, 2016 6:31 am

If you afraid to leak, try to delete default gateway route except virtual NIC after connecting to VPN server.

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