Accessing the Internet through a VPN will be slower than through the normal home network. The only reason to do it is for security purposes.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Ray Bowler <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rbowler@mchsi.com">rbowler@mchsi.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I installed VPN on my spouses computer to use at public hotspots. Would there be any advantage in leaving it connected at home behind a firewall? One vendor implies that it improves security the other says that it doesn't. A reason to not have it on is that the normal mail settings will not allow email to be downloaded.<br>
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Ray Bowler<br>
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