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VPN for Home Use?

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August 21, 2014 3:47:07 PM

I'm debating building a cheap linux box, and configuring OpenVPN on it, but there are a few things I don't understand.

1. Does the computer always need to be on for it too run, or may I leave it in standby or something?

2. Will it work on my homes WiFi network?

3. Will it just send raw data to my ISP, so they couldn't throttle netflix, hulu, etc?

Any links are appreciated, I'm trying to learn as much about this as I can. Thanks in advance!

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August 22, 2014 2:34:09 PM

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes - although your actual speed will depend on your VPN' server connectivity.
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August 22, 2014 6:52:11 PM

Alabalcho said:
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes - although your actual speed will depend on your VPN' server connectivity.


Okay one more question for you, can I leave the computer in standby? I'm debating building something like this:

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/csczXL) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/csczXL/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD 2650 1.45Ghz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-sd2650jahmbox) | $31.00 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-AM1M-S2H Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaam1...) | $34.99 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [Kingston Fury Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx316c10f4) | $43.49 @ SuperBiiz
**Case** | [Rosewill R103A ATX Mid Tower Case w/350W Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-r103a) | $39.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $149.47
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-22 21:50 EDT-0400 |

Then, just throwing in a 160 gig drive I have laying around, and maybe running a VPN and a server, but could you give me more links where I could read up on this?..
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August 23, 2014 6:17:29 AM

Yes if you have wake on lan (WOL) enabled and router supports WOL. But the computer must be actually running for a VPN to work.
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August 23, 2014 8:42:04 AM

skittle said:
Yes if you have wake on lan (WOL) enabled and router supports WOL. But the computer must be actually running for a VPN to work.


So everything I have configured thus far, shall work?
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September 3, 2014 10:41:46 PM

VPN is the answer of all your queries. Because VPN encrypts your IP and make you anonymous and secure and you can easily access hulu, netflix or any other geo restricted sites. Yes,
you can use home wifi while using VPN. Here you can find out some more indepth information about VPN through listed top VPN services who are compatible with linux, mac or any other devices and they easily overcome all your needs and provide you fast and easy connectivity and all im[portant protocols like Openvpn, pptp, l2tp.
Reference: http://www.vpnanalysis.com/best-vpns-list/
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