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Old Apr 13, 2018 | 9:25 am
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Originally Posted by gfunkdave
They are different things. VPN gives you full network access between disparate networks. SOCKS proxy just provides an encrypted tunnel for a specific connection, usually HTTP.
Is there a cheap and easy way to set this up at home? If a SOCKS tunnel is enough to fool my Xfinity app into thinking I am at home, and has no overhead that could degrade my streaming experience, maybe this is all I need?
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