Quote: (04-13-2011 10:15 AM)Arobin Wrote:
VPN isn't hiding your IP in this case because the attacker can see your communication with the access point / router. So an attacker can still port scan your machine and look for vulnerabilities, plus he has an advantage because he's on your network and behind your firewall, which gives him more to work with.
But when the hacker sees my communication with the access point and hence, my VPN's IP address wouldn't the VPN provider's firewall act as extra protection?