Communications & Networking

Virtual Private Networks or VPNs have become commonplace for millions of users across the world in both their personal lives and their workplaces. In essence they allow computers on separate local networks (LANs) in different locations to connect to each other across the public connections of the internet without anyone else being able to see or intercept the information that is travelling between them.

Interoute's have two Fast Ethernet products, one based on Ethernet over SDH and Wavelengths and one based on Ethernet over MPLS.

Interoute offers customers the choice of two IP Transit services at a great price; Global Transit, which is an IP Transit services advertising routes to all Internet destinations, and Euro Transit, which advertises a partial routing table of Interoute's direct customers and peers. Interoute is a member of 20 of the worlds top Internet exchanges, routing customers traffic as directly as possible and delivering consistently high performance.

As more and more of us work on the move, from our homes or on personal devices that we bring into the office, it is becoming increasingly important to embrace the technologies behind the VPNs that allow us to 'remote on' to our office networks, giving us the freedom to take advantage of these flexible work practices. The following article provides a quick guide to how they actually work.

Video Conferencing looks like it is set to become an increasingly integral tool in the business world whilst growing in all areas of communications in the next twelve months. As the technology offers cost efficiencies coupled with flexibility, it is a case of the right tool at the right time.

The idea of managed hosting is not one that is restricted to a particular hosting platform, rather it is a package of additional support features that you receive with whichever set up you have.

Natural disasters, data center outages and pandemics - these are unfortunate words that pop up in the media all too often. Various outside influences can negatively impact business processes and thus interrupt a company's business continuity. These outside influences cannot, unfortunately, be controlled or foreseen by any company. The best solution is to be prepared for any disaster or data center outage.

We are, however, a little more interested in exactly what the VPN ban does, how it impacts the "legit" businesses and what, if there were some smarter ways to have a "crackdown" since a blanket ban really is so 1990s.

Last week, the Government of Pakistan informed all Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that they must discontinue all virtual private network (VPN) services within the nation.

The use of IPsec is pervasive throughout the networking industry. However, many organizations are using IPsec in sub-optimal configurations that result in weaker connection security. Many organizations use IPsec with pre-shared keys and weak encryption algorithms and no form of authentication. Organizations should reconsider how they are using IPsec to ensure it provides maximum security for their organization's private communications.

Been looking for the top free VPN services lately or just found out what VPN stands for? VPNs or Virtual Private Networks use a public network like the web to hook up remote sites or users.

MPLS is the Cadillac of enterprise WAN services, having earned its stripes as the link option of choice because of its reliability, flexibility and controls. But upstarts are saying that, with a little ingenuity, they can use Internet pipes to achieve the same ends at a better price.

Interoute are one of Europe's leading Business VPN providers. Their IP Virtual Private Network (IPVPN) service is specifically designed to deliver an efficient, scaleable and reliable way of connecting together your sites no matter where they are located. Based on MPLS technology, this service is available across our complete network and through our connectivity partners can be delivered on a worldwide basis. Many business level connection options are available to you from 3G & DSL to leased lines & Ethernet.

Read a basic tutorial on how to set up a VPN, or Virtual Private Network on Windows 7 from ghacks.net. You can use this to set up your own VPN server. This assumes you are using a router to connect to the Internet, and you have permissions to add port forwarding to the settings. You'll also need access to a second computer to test if your VPN is working correctly.

The initials VPN stand for the term Virtual Private Network. The aim and simple concept of a Virtual Private Network is that it provides users with the ability to access a private network (and therefore individual computers and servers on a private network) from a remote unsecured point outside of that network, without compromising the security of the private network itself.

In these austere times the efficiency of your business has become even more pertinent and businesses are having to think "out side of the box" to ensure their survival. One option that is becoming increasingly feasible with advances in technology is that of working from home.

Small businesses are ultimately reliant for their success or failure on a small number of individuals so ensuring that they are happy motivated and fulfilling their potential, whilst overheads are minimised, is paramount, and working from home can be a key strategy.

Millions of internet users in Pakistan will be unable to send emails and messages without fear of government snooping after authorities banned the use of encryption software.

A new order issued to ISPs from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) directs them to block all encrypted traffic on their networks. A PTA spokesperson told local media the reasoning was to prevent militants from using VPN traffic to coordinate themselves.

For any individual or business looking to set up or move the hosting of their website or IT infrastructure, the number of different options facing them and the jargon used by each hosting provider, can appear bewildering. The idea of managed hosting crops up frequently across the market but unfortunately it has no recognised industry definition...