A question on VPNs

Blakvoid · 04-24-11 at 11:14 PM

Hello.
Recently laws regarding file sharing are becoming stricter in the UK and it looks like people may now face repercussions i.e. throttled connection, 3 strikes etc.
Well, I would like to use this site a lot more actively both in sharing and downloading, and would like to know if VPNs are a good way to get around these tighter laws.

I ask about their 'compatibility' because changing my IP address through proxy or software results in long loading times and sometimes I appear to be banned from this website. RS and FS downloads do not appear to work either.

Yet, doesn't the VPN just change your IP address? I just don't want to pay for a service where I will face the same problems I mentioned above.

Thanks for any replies in advance.

EMGoody · 04-24-11 at 11:26 PM

No, VPN does not change your IP address. It essentially encrypts data sent to and from destination and hosts. Depending upon the protocol used it wraps your datagram inside another datagram which is encrypted...so I guess I could see how some think that the IP addy changes. The site you use would have to have VPNs setup before you can use a VPN.

What have you been downloading that you are worried about? The good thing about this site is multiple rar files...ie pieces of a large file(s) that have to be put together before they can make any sense. If they are password protected, the service provider would have to know it to have a clue of what you are downloading.

Blakvoid · 04-24-11 at 11:52 PM

Ah it doesn't change your IP? I searched VPN just before making this topic and I looked at Ipredator and it claims to change your IP to anonymous. I guess that's what made me think that.

It's not any specific file I am downloading or uploading I would be worried about. It's just the whole downloading and uploading activity that my ISP could be suspicious about.

I guess a question that just needs answering for me is that whether a VPN would work ok with Rapidshare, FileServe etc etc?

**PhenomIIX4** · 04-25-11 at 07:29 AM

Read the third post (scroll down). WARNING to ALL Helpdesk users!!! (should read this BEFORE posting)

**StickMan24** · 04-25-11 at 07:47 AM

VPN would just make it seam like your within a local network to bypass firewall mainly. Say I'm at home I can connect to work via VPN to retrieve today's work. Also I have used at home to play LAN with internet friends for pirated game that won't connect online. This way the game see them inside my house and not other side of the world.

**NetherWind** · 04-25-11 at 08:04 AM

Even though the data sent and received is encrypted, it still must travel over unsecure networks (The Internet) and remote dialling is slow as and quite time consuming doing anything over it. So it is still possible for an ISP to know what your are downloading and where from, sadly this has being discussed to death and the answer will never change.

Unless you can use 128-bit or higher encryption then I wouldn't bother with a VPN, then again if you knew how to encrypt transmissions at 128-bit or higher then you wouldn't actually need a VPN and your ISP would have a extremely hard time in cracking the transmission. For work purposes, the invention and use of VPNs are a godsend to those that work remotely or are out of the office for their job. Now this is as long at it is allowed under law as some countries don't like their residents encrypt transmission/etc at a higher level than the government can.

04-24-11 at 11:26 PM	#2
EMGoody Novice Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 102	No, VPN does not change your IP address. It essentially encrypts data sent to and from destination and hosts. Depending upon the protocol used it wraps your datagram inside another datagram which is encrypted...so I guess I could see how some think that the IP addy changes. The site you use would have to have VPNs setup before you can use a VPN. What have you been downloading that you are worried about? The good thing about this site is multiple rar files...ie pieces of a large file(s) that have to be put together before they can make any sense. If they are password protected, the service provider would have to know it to have a clue of what you are downloading.

04-24-11 at 11:52 PM	#3
Blakvoid Newcomer Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: A Shithole Posts: 2	Ah it doesn't change your IP? I searched VPN just before making this topic and I looked at Ipredator and it claims to change your IP to anonymous. I guess that's what made me think that. It's not any specific file I am downloading or uploading I would be worried about. It's just the whole downloading and uploading activity that my ISP could be suspicious about. I guess a question that just needs answering for me is that whether a VPN would work ok with Rapidshare, FileServe etc etc?

04-25-11 at 07:29 AM	#4
PhenomIIX4 Banned Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Socket AM2+ Posts: 3,568	Read the third post (scroll down). WARNING to ALL Helpdesk users!!! (should read this BEFORE posting)

04-25-11 at 07:47 AM	#5
StickMan24 Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: At PC Posts: 420	VPN would just make it seam like your within a local network to bypass firewall mainly. Say I'm at home I can connect to work via VPN to retrieve today's work. Also I have used at home to play LAN with internet friends for pirated game that won't connect online. This way the game see them inside my house and not other side of the world.

04-25-11 at 08:04 AM	#6
NetherWind Expert Join Date: May 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 816	Even though the data sent and received is encrypted, it still must travel over unsecure networks (The Internet) and remote dialling is slow as and quite time consuming doing anything over it. So it is still possible for an ISP to know what your are downloading and where from, sadly this has being discussed to death and the answer will never change. Unless you can use 128-bit or higher encryption then I wouldn't bother with a VPN, then again if you knew how to encrypt transmissions at 128-bit or higher then you wouldn't actually need a VPN and your ISP would have a extremely hard time in cracking the transmission. For work purposes, the invention and use of VPNs are a godsend to those that work remotely or are out of the office for their job. Now this is as long at it is allowed under law as some countries don't like their residents encrypt transmission/etc at a higher level than the government can.