i'm looking to set up a VPN so my dad can watch iplayer etc from abroad when he is away working.
is this a straight forward thing to do?
i can knock up a basic PC to sit in the loft out of the way, is there any particular o/s & software to put on it etc?

cheers
steve

If your dad has Sky at home, this might be easier :-

http://uk.slingbox.com/go/home Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
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problem with that is my mum would have to watch what my dad wanted, and another sub isnt an option.

He could get a Freeview box and link into that? Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

Or try this :-

http://www.watchuktv.co.uk/ Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
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Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

the watchtv is a vpn isnt it?
the idea is by setting up his own vpn it will be free and i will be able to use it as well.

Windows 7 will do incoming VPN connections: http://www.howtonetworking.com/VPN/win7vpn1.htm

BTW I supply that information on the basis that the VPN user is a UK TV licence payer and therefore entitled to watch UK TV programmes.

I'm sure someone with better IT skills will be along with a detailed "how to...." for you but I for one can confirm it works

I was in France last year and just for fun tried both iPlayer and Sky Go on my laptop whilst hooked into a local wifi connection - Initially no joy....obviously So I remoted to my office server and reactivated my VPN settings and then reconnected using VPN.

Once connected to a UK server via VPN both Sky Go and iPlayer worked so watched a bit of live footy

My understanding is that a UK VPN connection "masks" the international IP address and therefore all these UK based services work just as if you were back in "Blighty" - subject to a reasonable broadband speed of course

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there's loads of cheap/free VPN services out there, download and go, nothing too taxing.

You can google it, but I heard this was a decent service

http://www.remotevpn.net/ - Ad augusta per angusta -

I use a SQUID proxy when working overseas. Works like a champ and the only client settings are web proxy ones.

how does squid work? do you have to set up something at home and remote in or is it a mask for the IP?

You don't want a VPN, you want a UK proxy

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Your dad can easily watch iplayer by subscribing himself with a vpn service while travelling for abroad. Currently I am using PureVPN to get access to specific region content that canno be accessed abroad.