Suggestion: multiplatform VPN

[Joseph]

Why?

Security, could just be my ignorance speaking though. I would have to research it more carefully if it were seriously considered as an alternative (don't see the point)

[SleepKiller]

What do you think Tunngle is exactly? It is a VPN.

[Joseph]

What do you think Tunngle is exactly? It is a VPN.

point?

[SleepKiller]

Well I presume you have been using Tunngle to play with your clan mates. You haven't thought about the security concerns of Tunngle?

[Joseph]

Well I presume you have been using Tunngle to play with your clan mates. You haven't thought about the security concerns of Tunngle?

Not much. My concerns (which could be completely irrelevant) about openvpn were purely predicated on tirpider's remarks about invasiveness above.

[tirpider]

Tunngle doesn't seem any less secure than any of the other options.

They have all the lower ports blocked, so no fundamental windows services are exposed, and clients never even see each other unless you setup a share withing the tunngle client. (I'm still not sure how that part works.)

(see also their wiki)http://www.tunngle.net/wiki/Mini_Firewall
(and an interesting disscusion about Tunngle security in general on their forum)
http://www.tunngle.net/community/topic/12461-gameranger-scott-kevills-thoughts-about-tunngle/
There is some unrelated conversation about GameRanger/Tunngle comparrison sprinkled in that thread, so you have to read between them, but they cover the risks of leaving the high ports open and how it's not a severe concern for most folks.
(I just noticed it ends with a bit of drama, but the points are still valid.)

The only possible hazzard I see with it is trusting the tunngle people and their client.

Same as with any application with access to the network (browsers, games, flash based online poker applicatins with special dialers that use the modem to connect to bermuda...  you know.. normal stuff.)

Such is the nature of dealing with the internets.

Not much. My concerns (which could be completely irrelevant) about openvpn were purely predicated on tirpider's remarks about invasiveness above.

I could have used the term, inconvienient.  It requires some special editing of network details, that while not so much a security risk, are easy to fumble, and require troubleshooting as you go to get it right.


-edit... added a supporting link

[Anyder]

Can Kit play this way ??
:O Led Has a pic ! im by broadcasting this ! (jk xD)

[aeria.]

Well I've given Tunngle a try and it's very, very easy to use. I didn't have any problems connecting to Led's servers and playing last night.

While it continues to leave mac players in the dust, I wouldn't find this suggestion so urgent anymore unless we begin to have glitches/issues with Tunngle.