Question

TEST YOUR VPNs 1. You have earlier created two VPNs. How do you know your VPNs are configured correctly? There are several ways you can check whether your VPN is working properly but it is important you use reliable and reputable online tools that give accurate results. Follow the steps below to check VPNs are correctly set up.  Basic IP Address Test a. First, before connecting to your VPN, visit an IP check page, and note the IP address detected. This will be your actual IP address, the one currently assigned to you by your ISP provider and that can be traced back to you personally from your ISP’s user log records. b. Next, connect to your VPN and use the same site to check the detected IP address. The IP address should be different. If it isn’t, something is wrong.  The Extended IP Address Test a. For a more detailed analysis of your connection, conduct a check at IPLeak, first without your VPN enabled and then with it enabled. IPLeak provides rich information about a number of aspects of your connection. Not only will IPLeak display your IP address, but it will detect DNS leaks too.  Testing your VPN for DNS Leaks a. Conduct a check at IPLeak, first without your VPN enabled and then with it enabled. To test whether your VPN suffers DNS leaks, go to: DNSLeak.com’s Test – select ‘Start’ and wait a few seconds for the results. If more than 5 seconds go INFO 2411 2 by, open the link in an Incognito / Private Browsing tab. They also have a IPv6 Leak Test if you want to check that too. You should not see this warning if VPN is enabled. TorGuard’s DNS Test (or go to any page on TorGuard and choose ‘DNS Leak Test’ under the heading ‘TorGuard Links’) b. Hidester select ‘Test’ to check your VPN or proxy for DNS leaks c. IPLeak and scroll down to see the information under the heading ‘DNS Address detection’ or d. DNS leak test and choose either the ‘Standard test’ or ‘Extended test’. If these tests show your ISP’s DNS server, you have a DNS leak. The best VPNs have a DNS Leak protection feature. Check yours.  Connection Drop Protection (Kill Switch) A Kill Switch is an important feature to look for when choosing a VPN because it prevents your IP address from accidentally being leaked should your VPN connection unexpectedly drop. Without a kill switch feature, your computer or device would automatically re-establish the Internet connection with your ISP provider and expose your true IP address and location in the process. If your connection drops and you are not protected with a kill switch, the web sites you visit and connections you make can be monitored, logged and traced back to you through your ISP’s records.  Test your internet traffic is actually going through VPN Download CurrPorts (free). If you see your VPN’s masked IP address in the ‘Remote Address’ column of CurrPort’s display for your relevant app process (for example, Chrome for web browsing), INFO 2411 3 you can be confident that you are making connections through the VPN and that your true IP address is safe.  For each test, take screen shots tabulate the results for without your VPN enabled and then with it enabled. 2. Save your answers in a word document Class Lab 4.docx

Answer 1

The VPN service being used for the test is Hotspot Shield VPN for Windows.

IP address before connecting to a VPN

IP address after connecting to a VPN

Test on IP leaks without VPN

Test on IP leaks with VPN

DNS Leak results without VPN

DNS Leaks test with VPN

About Kill Switch:

The VPN I currently has a kill switch option that can disconnect from the internet as soon as the VPN connection drops.

CurrPorts without VPN

CurrPorts with VPN

From the above mentioned pictures we can clearly understand that it is a good and reliable VPN connection and passes all the tests conducted as part of this lab.

The table for this VPN Test:

Test Name	Pass / Fail Status
IP check test	Pass
IPLeaks test	Pass
DNS Leaks test	Pass
Kill switch test	Pass
Currports test	Pass
Overall Result	Pass – Working and Reliable VPN