Squeak: > Hello, > > Relative newbie here, and I was wondering if someone could help me with > something please. I keep seeing people describing connections to the Tor > and is VPN connections in the following two ways: > > Tor -> VPN > VPN -> Tor > > So if I fire up Tunnelblick, connect to my VPN provider and then open > TBB which of the above does this describe? And also, is there a > recommended way of connecting these two technologies? You connect to Tor through the VPN in this case.
PC <=> Internet <=> VPN server <=> Internet <=> Tor Network <=> Internet > > Another thing I've noticed is in the Tunnelblick client that there is an > option to connect to a Socks5 proxy, this suggests to me that I can send > the VPN connection through the Tor network. But I am confused as to why > one would want to do this, and what the benefits/disadvantages might be? If you don't want a log of your actual IP, doing this would be a benefit. Though if they already have logged where you are once as a customer, the point of this is moot. If you had a different account, you could then use the VPN anonymously. > > Really appreciate any help you guys could give me! > > Squeak > > > -- CYRUSERV Onionland Hosting: http://cyruservvvklto2l.onion/ PGP public key: http://cyruservvvklto2l.onion/contact This email is just for mailing lists and private correspondence. Please use [email protected] for business inquiries. -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
