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Python Community Server: Setting VPNs with CIPE

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 16, 2003

“VPN means Virtual Private Network. As you all should know,
virtual means ‘not real.’ So, a VPN is ‘not a real private
network.’

“If that definition is not good enough, here’s a better one,
which is probably not what you are going to find in other
places:

“A VPN is emulationg a real network connection using another.
For example, you can use the internet connections of two hosts to
make it look like you have a direct connection between them…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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