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CWR
Aspirant
Feb 27, 2020

NORD VPN - is there a reasonable priced router that works with it and Orbi?

Hi i have a very small consultancy in the U.K. and Italy and swop between locations - I chose Nord VPN as I am not tecky and the reviews were good, similarly I chose the Orbi RBR50 and mesh extender...
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schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Feb 28, 2020
CWR wrote:

i have a very small consultancy in the U.K. and Italy and swop between locations - I chose Nord VPN ...

Clive,
Just curious: What for exactly you (think) need a VPN?

CWR's avatar
CWR
Aspirant
Feb 28, 2020

Fair question - I am an old(ish) manager of infrastructure projects who now part-time helps companies with project controls, strategy and enterprise risk advice. Some of the companies I support are very concerned about data security due to patents and licence information and recommend the use of a VPN and also have a list of approved VPN providers. As I split my time between UK and Italy - out of the list I chose Nord - I liked Nord becaue it regularly comes out well in the reviews and because friends recommended it.

Thanks

Clive

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    schumaku
    Guru - Experienced User
    Feb 28, 2020

    Clive,

    This does not answer the question I'm afraid.

    With these VPN providers you build a VPN tunnel to the provider ... and from there the connections go out to the wild Internet. 99% of this is for hide-my-ass or to have an IP somewhere in another country to access location limited services, like national TV services.

     

    A VPN (in business terms) is used to connect two or multiple sites, or to connect in a secure way to the corporate network, building a secure extension to your computer (or site).

    Regards,

    -Kurt

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      CWR
      Aspirant
      Feb 28, 2020

      Sorry Kurt, I can't help, I just do what I am told. I can keep jumping in and out the VPN when I am working, it is just it messes with my Sonos and Google smart home stuff and so the Google community advised installing the VPN on the router. One consultant I worked with on the last job used two VPNs concurrently! Or so he said. Not my area.

      cheers

      Clive

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        schumaku
        Guru - Experienced User
        Feb 28, 2020
        So your customer tells you that you need to use a crappy hide-my-a** VPN to have all your Internet traffic flowing over a third party VPN service? Beyond me.

        I understand your customer(s) are requesting to use THEIR VPN to connect to their business network - this is what makes sense.

        Similar, they might require that you are using VPN for accessing business/contract relevant date you might host e.g. on a NAS in one of your sites over the Internet.

        Never mind, it was intended as a heads-up ...