Free VPN, I mean FREE to connect my laptop to desktop when travelling

Try3 said:

Now that you have a solution as a basis for comparison, do consider an alternative method of solving your problem - a travel router.
This is one - TPLink TL-WR902AC
A router will let you set up a secure network of your own to achieve the security you want for your file transfers and will free those file transfers from dependence on third-party infrastructure such as public wifi hotspots.
This might not be a VPN solution but it is a PN solution.

The router will also, incidentally, then be available as a go-between when you want to connect to a public wifi hotspot for internet access. Networks hidden behind routers are said to be much better protected against hacking than a directly-connected computer.

You'll have to pay for the router so it does not meet your 'free' criterion but
- It will only be a single charge not a subscription
- Your router will not attempt to sell your data to other people

Denis

Thanks Denis!
Looking into this. A one-time purchase investment is fine by me.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Rob

PS your link refers for some reason to the TP-Link AC750, most likely due to typical often found chaos with Amazon listings.

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BaraccaX said:

My TPlink Archer A7 has OpenVPN. It works flawlessly. ITS FREE. lol

You can buy an Archer A7 for $40 on amazon. If your cheap ass can't afford 40 bucks then IDK

Thanks for the info. Will look into it.
I'm not a cheap ass and I'm always willing to make an purchase/investment into something that's sound and solid without integrated and planned obsoletion!