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Would combining at-home VPN (same IP) with proxy provide the same benefits as third-party VPN?

Asked by Austin

This is more information than technical support, but I was wondering if literally just using OpenVPN going from one ubuntu laptop to an ubuntu server on the same wifi network would provide the encryption necessary.

Second, if I then use a proxy to hide my IP address, would it have the same security as a third-party VPN service? Would this be more, or less secure?

Finally if I can simply configure openvpn to mask my IP instead of a proxy, how would I do that?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

If it's only on the same LAN then the only thing you gain is all your traffic comes from one system in the network.

Why all the paranoia?

Using a 3rd party VPN online just switches one unknown network (the Internet) for another (the VPN service). How do you know that the VPN service isn't spying on you as well?

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Austin (tbop) said : 		#2

Thanks. I was building a home network just to learn how, and wondering what I could do with it for internet anonymity as a project. But I'd mostly just be using the VPN to connect and access the web from a trusted connection in cafes and such.