Setting up home VPN, does an easy to follow set of instructions exist?

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    Setting up home VPN, does an easy to follow set of instructions exist?


    I have been paying for VPN service for a while now and I figured why not just send my traffic through my home because my router is never off. I have a router and I would like to know if it is pretty simple to set up a VPN connection to it when I am at airports or using other public wifi. Can you link me to a set of super easy to follow instructions?

    FYI, I have a Netgear WNR1000 RangeMax™ 150 Wireless Router


    (Please see Mike Connor's post, on page 2, for the answer. It did not end well )
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    There are various ways of doing it. This is very popular and easy to use;

    https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi2/

    Regards....Mike Connor
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    i wish i could keep giving you rep man, you are helping so much :)
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    is the first method free?
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    RoloDman said:
    is the first method free?
    It was, but I just looked through it and they have changed a lot. It is far more complex, and no longer suitable for a home user in my opinion, so I deleted it.

    Regards....Mike Connor
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    Mike Connor said:
    RoloDman said:
    is the first method free?
    It was, but I just looked through it and they have changed a lot. It is far more complex, and no longer suitable for a home user in my opinion, so I deleted it.

    Regards....Mike Connor
    Hamachi looks like just what I need, question though. IS Hamachi something I can use if my pc is off but my router is always on? I would like to be able to send my traffic through my home computer when using public wifi
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    Hamachi actually runs on a host machine, thats what allows the client to VPN in. That machine has to be powered on for external users to connect to the network.
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    Clinkz said:
    Hamachi actually runs on a host machine, thats what allows the client to VPN in. That machine has to be powered on for external users to connect to the network.
    i guess Hamachi is not for me then. ty
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    RoloDman said:
    Mike Connor said:
    RoloDman said:
    is the first method free?
    It was, but I just looked through it and they have changed a lot. It is far more complex, and no longer suitable for a home user in my opinion, so I deleted it.

    Regards....Mike Connor
    Hamachi looks like just what I need, question though. IS Hamachi something I can use if my pc is off but my router is always on? I would like to be able to send my traffic through my home computer when using public wifi
    You need the server powered on. This is the same for any private VPN that you host yourself. Hamachi has it's own servers.

    There are some routers available which will allow the router to act as a VPN server. If you want I can give you a few product names, but they are usually not cheap.

    People who do this usually use an old PC as a server, You can also set up a "normal" web server on such a PC, doesn't have to be very powerful.

    You don't need that for Hamachi.

    Regards....Mike Connor
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