Re: Google Beta "WiFi" VPN

[MadHat <madhat () unspecific com>]

On Sep 20, 2005, at 12:07 PM, KF (lists) wrote:
> > And apparently, per default it installs the google bar as well.
> >
> > Can anyone from the Bay Area actually download this software and  
> > send me a
> > copy? I'm interested to see whether they're using some vpn  
> > solution or some
> > proxy-ssl solution.
> Anyone should be able to download it. It was just a small single  
> executable file with zero configuration. You Simply tell it to  
> either Connect or Always Connect after installing it. http:// 
> wifi.google.com/download.html
>
> > Since it does not interfere with 'already installed vpn  
> > solutions', I am
> > guessing this is using some ssl based proxy/von solution, perhaps  
> > openvpn?

It just uses the VPN stuff (PPTP) built into Win2K and XP. Very  
simple.  If someone spent time setting this up, it was for the little  
app to sit in the systray, but even that, I think MS offers a simple  
tool to do it.  Not sure how the setup works, but it also has File  
and Printer Sharing and Client for Microsoft Networks added to the  
PPTP network settings.  Not sure if this is because of how I have the  
primary connection configured, but that could be interesting.   
Looking at all the traffic spewed by each client.

This is funny:
https://vpn.google.com/

Anyway...


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