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shinjikun34
shinjikun34 writes "I am currently stationed on a US Navy ship deployed in a country with restrictive internet policies. We are currently in the process of setting up an entertainment internet connection for the crew to use in their downtime. I suggested, and thereby tasked with finding, a vpn service that would support 100 to 500 devices, have an end point inside the Continental United States, is reasonably priced, and secure/trustworthy. Something that is safe to use for banking and other financial affairs. Fast enough to support several voip calls (skype, google voice, etc) along side online gaming, with possible movie/music streaming. Has an end point in the US to allow for use of Google Books, Netflix, Hulu, and other services that restrict access based on region. I, in all honesty, have no idea where to begin searching and I ask the good folks of /. to aid me in my quest. One of the main requirements I was given is the company has to be trustworthy (and a company). A computer in someone's closet hosting a vpn isn't acceptable.

What services would /. recommend?
(I understand that our connection without a vpn probably won't be able to handle the described load but I would prefer a vpn service that offers capacity above our need. That way when T/S'ing the connection the vpn can be at least partially ruled out.)"
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  • Why would you need a VPN service when you should have NIPRNET access on the ship? If you are trying to bypass the security settings on NIPRNET, a VPN could work but you will be killing your bandwidth.

    First, VOIP calling is about latency not bandwidth. The bandwidth of a phone call is 56kb/s. The latency needed for it to sound like a regular conversation is 23 ms. Going to be hard to find that kind of latency through a satellite. Same applies to online gaming.

    Second, streaming media is going to eat thro

    • We aren't sending this through NIPR - this is going to be a stand alone internet connection to the ship completely and totally isolated from any ship system. When I said fast I meant it in both senses of the word. Low latency and reasonably high bandwidth are both desired from the vpn endpoint. Even if streaming is not an option security is the first concern which follows along with the need for an endpoint in conus for use of regionally locked services such as google books. also, at my initial tally we ha

      • I'd suggest getting trial accounts on some US based VPN services so that you can personally test the connections. Your location will change how effective the different services are. If I tested them from here in Maryland, the results could be very different than from your boat.

        I know you said that you don't want a VPN in someone's closet, but that may be the best solution. Have one of your buddies who is stateside get more bandwidth (like 150/50) from their ISP and set up a machine as a VPN server. Of c

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