Jonathan

Jonathan has a masters degree in Computer Engineering, loves programming and creating web services that help people perform various tedious tasks.

In his free time, he writes informative articles about networking and routers for RouterReset.com

Articles by Jonathan

Introducing the Key VPN Security Technologies

Published: April 4, 2019, 2:04 p.m. in Virtual Private Network (VPN), Security, Privacy

If you want high security for your data communications, Virtual Private Networks (VPN) is your answer. When you have a secure VPN, you will get network authentication and encryption. IP Security (IPsec) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) are two of the most commonly used secure network protocol suites in VPNs. …

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VPN vs. Proxy: What’s the Big Difference?

Published: Feb. 28, 2019, 6:20 p.m. in Virtual Private Network (VPN), Privacy, Proxies

VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) and Proxies are both tools that offer a higher degree of privacy through a third-party server. With the help of these tools, you can anonymously access the internet without revealing your IP address and location. Both tools can help you bypass geo-locks and firewalls while adding …

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What is a Public IP Address?

Published: March 14, 2020, 10:12 a.m. in Networking, IP address, Home Networking

An IP Address comprises a series of numbers in 4 groups separated by a dot. The current version of IP addresses is IPv4 (IP version 4). There is an updated version IPv6 (IP version 6), which has created a vast number of new IP addresses. Each number is unique and is …

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What Is a Private IP Address?

Published: Feb. 6, 2019, 7:02 p.m. in Networking, IP address, Home Networking

There are an estimated 4.6 billion internet users in the world today. With so many users, there needs to be a way to identify and track them. IP addresses were created to allow devices to interact with the worldwide web. Now, there are two types of IP addresses: public and private. As you'll see, …

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Is Opera VPN Safe?

Published: Jan. 2, 2019, 4:43 p.m. in Virtual Private Network (VPN), Security, Privacy, Opera VPN

When you access the internet, you will likely do so using a web browser. Three of the most commonly used are Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. There are others such as Safari, Edge, and the one we are going to focus on – Opera. Opera has been around …

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What Is a VPN Connection?

Published: Dec. 21, 2018, 5:14 p.m. in Virtual Private Network (VPN), Security, Privacy

The abbreviation VPN stands for a virtual private network. Just as what the name implies, this is how internet users can access the internet with their private data, their online activities and their location being kept secret and secure. The method of doing so can vary regarding the specific service and …

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What Does a VPN Hide?

Published: Dec. 18, 2018, 11:58 a.m. in Virtual Private Network (VPN), Security, Privacy

VPNs have been around for some time and were first developed to allow businesses the ability to connect securely via the corporation's network. Today, the term VPN is more commonly used to describe the ever-increasing number of services that are geared towards individuals browsing the internet. These offer users a …

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7 Top Torrenting Sites

Published: Dec. 15, 2018, 1:23 p.m. in Virtual Private Network (VPN), Reviews, Torrenting

Are you usually one step behind the rest of the group in seeing the latest movies, listening to cool songs, or getting the lecture notes you need? If so, then you’re probably not torrenting. Perhaps it’s time you join the rest of us. Yes, torrenting has a few negative connotations. …

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Should I Use a VPN with Kodi?

Published: Dec. 12, 2018, 12:38 p.m. in Virtual Private Network (VPN), Reviews, Kodi

Many users of the media streaming service, Kodi, must have seen suggestions for them to use a VPN service on many websites that support it.  These users might first ask, 'What is a VPN?'  And once there's an answer to that, then there's a question if they need a VPN or not …

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Private Tunnel VPN Review

Published: Dec. 9, 2018, 6 a.m. in Virtual Private Network (VPN), Reviews, Private Tunnel VPN

Searching for the best VPN to keep you secured during all your endeavors on the internet, but you’re not sure which one to choose? Yes, Private Tunnel is one of the most popular and widely used VPN services, but is it any good? After countless hours of reading reviews and …

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