Okay, I am writing this here because this is the only message board I know of with members that want VPN solutions.
My needs are very simple. I have a cable internet that goes to a router (linksys WRT54G) and then there a hub that then connects to my desktop / laptop. My laptop also has wireless a wireless connection.
All I want to be able to do is go to the coffee shop which has unsecure wireless internet and tunnel all my traffic through my desktop computer at my house. Effectively securing my wireless internet connection at the coffee shop. Pretty simple, huh?
I have tried Win Gate and it does NOT work for my particular setup. The people at Win Gate don't know why I assume because they haven't responded to my support e-mail. I install it and it KILLS my internet connection and all I get is "disabled" even though I have followed the port forwarding instructions. This is not good because the reason why I want VPN is to access the internet securely. Good thing I was just using a trial.
So, my question is, is there any solution for me that will still allow me to connect to the internet (very important) AND is not hardware based? What does everyone recommend?
Thanks