OT Best Way For Safe Internet Surfing/Email While Travelling?

[Dazed_75]

I've also been wanting to do this for a long time and never seem to get to
it.  Here are a couple of resources I was intending to use.  Note that the
howtogeek story includes getting ddwrt installed if you have not already
done so.

http://www.howtogeek.com/64433/how-to-install-and-configure-openvpn-on-your-dd-wrt-router/

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/OpenVPN


On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 5:17 AM, Mark Phillips
<mark at phillipsmarketing.biz>wrote:

> Stephen,
>
> Thanks for the offer! How about later this afternoon?
> Mark
> On Jun 18, 2013 10:21 PM, "Stephen" <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have been thinking about setting up the openVPN portion of my DDWRT
>> install also. Maybe we can set up a hangout and hash thought it.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 9:58 PM, Joseph Sinclair <
>> plug-discussion at stcaz.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I don't have much experience setting up a VPN and I haven't used the
>>> services, so I'm not really a good person to answer that.
>>>
>>> Perhaps one of the VPN guru's on the list could help out here.
>>>
>>> On 06/18/2013 09:00 PM, Mark Phillips wrote:
>>> > I thought a VPN would be important.
>>> >
>>> > Do you recommend a service? Which one?
>>> >
>>> > My router has dd-WRT installed, so openvpn. Would that be preferred,
>>> or is
>>> > the setup painful?
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> >
>>> > Mark
>>> > On Jun 18, 2013 8:49 PM, "Joseph Sinclair" <plug-discussion at stcaz.net>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> I would recommend using the gmail app for gmail (it only uses HTTPS
>>> for
>>> >> communication, and obeys VPN settings).
>>> >> I would also second Stephen's VPN recommendation, you can setup a VPN
>>> for
>>> >> the primary connection in the tablet settings so everything is
>>> tunneled
>>> >> through your server back home (which prevents many, but not all,
>>> types of
>>> >> snooping when using public WiFi).
>>> >>
>>> >> On 06/18/2013 06:46 PM, Mark Phillips wrote:
>>> >>> I am going for a week of scuba diving in Puerto Rico with my family.
>>> I
>>> >> only
>>> >>> plan to take my Android tablet for email (gmail via browser) and
>>> Internet
>>> >>> surfing using wifi.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> What are your recommendations on how to access the Internet safely
>>> using
>>> >>> wifi with Android?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Thanks!
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Mark
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
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