VPNBook
{{Short description|VPN service}}
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VPNBook is a VPN service offering servers in multiple countries.{{Cite web |title=Contact Us • 100% Free PPTP and OpenVPN Service |url=https://www.vpnbook.com/contact |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=www.vpnbook.com}}
Description
The service connects to a VPN via OpenVPN client or a PPTP connection. There are minimal variety of geographic locations. Available servers include the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Poland, and the UK.{{Cite web|author1=Mike Williams|date=2020-07-21|title=VPNBook Dedicated VPN review|url=https://www.techradar.com/reviews/vpnbook-dedicated-vpn|access-date=2022-08-19|website=TechRadar|language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Free VPN, PPTP and OpenVPN Accounts |url=https://www.vpnbook.com/freevpn |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=www.vpnbook.com}} VPNBook can be used to bypass some governmental restrictions.{{Cite web|title=Free VPN • 100% Free PPTP and OpenVPN Service|url=https://www.vpnbook.com/|access-date=2022-08-19|website=www.vpnbook.com}} The service can be connected to by two ways, by connection via a third-party OpenVPN client or through PPTP. The Mac OS X, iOS, Android, Ubuntu, and Windows operating systems all have PPTP support built in.
The software (OpenVPN clients) can be used also, that provides the protocol stack, file system, and process scheduling. OpenVPN uses SSL protocol which is generally more secure than Layer 2 Tunnel Protocol's PPTP.{{cite web|url=https://www.howtogeek.com/211329/which-is-the-best-vpn-protocol-pptp-vs.-openvpn-vs.-l2tpipsec-vs.-sstp/ |title=Which is the best VPN protocol? PPTP vs. OpenVPN vs. L2TP/IPsec vs. SSTP |website=How to Geek |date=March 10, 2015 |access-date=June 24, 2017}}
Reception
In a review done by PC Magazine, it was concluded that the service is a good choice among free VPN services, even though it has certain functionality flaws.{{Cite web|title=VPNBook Review|url=https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/vpnbook|access-date=2022-08-19|website=PCMAG}} TechRadar reviewed VPNBook negatively, criticizing its poor performance and lack of desktop and mobile apps.
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External links
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Category:Free security software
Category:Computer network security
Category:Virtual private network services
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