Earlier this week we asked you to share you browsing away from home security tips and tricks and obliged.
Internet was offered as a pay per gadget service at about $80/week/gadget.
I setup a WRT54G as a WiFi client with a vpn back to my house and NAT.
Setup a second one as a basic wireless access point with password and plugged it into the first.
This way we can use the wireless anywhere on the resort, not just in our room.
Paranoid, not really(in Cuba I was paranoid).
Im just cheap, paranoid was a simple addon to cheap.
For longer needs, like an evening in a hotel, OpenVPN.
Out of 7 hotels Ive stayed in the last 3 months, only 2 allowed any VPN/ssh access.
Hotels are deploying invisible web proxies to prevent bandwidth hogs.
These are not compatible with ssh or openVPN.
Im amazed at the number of fantastic hotels that dont have in-room wifi too.
I always bring a tiny, usb-powered, travel wifi router now.
The proxies are a real problem.
So, prior to the Sprint hotspot for smartphones, I tethered.
Now, I use the hotspot when I need it.
And you’re free to secure it too so no one else can hitch a ride.
If I am feeling particularly paranoid, I will use TOR as well.
