[kwlug-disc] Problems in Paradise

[Mikalai Birukou]

"Ask around" for ip ranges associated/used_by public vpns, orgs, countries.

I think of using VPN as transferring me into that point from which I do 
something. VPN in office that allows you to go on the net, as if you are 
from the office.

On 2025-05-12 10:46, William Park via kwlug-disc wrote:
> Side question:
>
> How do they know it's VPN?  The whole point of "public VPN" is to appear
> as though you're from where you come out, no?
>
> Although, my previous use of VPN is doing the opposite, that is, to go
> into local company LAN.
>
>
> On 2025-05-12 08:35, Mikalai Birukou via kwlug-disc wrote:
>> Should we then say "public vpn", or "vpn for general public"?
>>
>> I had an occasion of long travel to the far land. I set up my own vpn in
>> my office
>> space to access banks. It worked very good. Your own vpn's are a way to go.
>>
>> You give vendor an address. May be vpn should have ip closer to this
>> address, and
>> not be  "general public vpn" service?
>>
>>
>> On 2025-05-12 07:20, crankyoldbugger wrote:
>>> A valid point, but my VPN pops out in Toronto, which isn't a very
>>> foreign country.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -------- Original message --------
>>> From: John Sellens <jsellens at syonex.com>
>>> Date: 2025-05-11 10:50 PM (GMT-05:00)
>>> To: KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] Problems in Paradise
>>>
>>> I don't think it's overly unreasonable for voip.ms to want to be confident
>>> what country their customers are in.
>>>
>>> I suspect it may help avoid credit card fraud (which is likely a challenge
>>> in the VOIP provider world), and may help reduce the possibility that
>>> voip.ms services get used by telephone fraudsters.
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, 2025/05/12 01:29:07AM +0000, CrankyOldBugger
>>> <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> | But the website wouldn't let me add funds.  Why?  Because I was using a
>>> | VPN.  Outrageous, says I.  So I opened a ticket with Support, and they
>>> | confirmed that you can't use a VPN on parts of their site.
>>>
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