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Running a VPN (Virtual Private Network) for FREE

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I think most of you know what a VPN is. For those who don't know a VPN is a method of creating a private network over the public network (INTERNET) and provide another gateway to the sites which we want to access. It also helps in protecting privacy and use protocols which might be blocked by some networks. Requirements: OpenVPN software and a .ovpn configuration file. OpenVPN software is available for PC, Android and iOS. For PC:  Click here to download . or go  here  for the latest version. For Android: Download from  PlayStore . For iOS: Download from  AppStore . For the ovpn configuration file goto the site VPNGate  here . This is an Academic Experiment of University of Tsukuba which provides free VPN services. Steps for PC: 1. Install OpenVPN software. 2. Put the ovpn file in the config folder in the installation directory. 3. Run as administrator. 4. Right click and connect. If you are behind squid catching proxy servers then use the ovpn files with port 443.