deep thoughts; publishing @ 10 Jun 2009 07:14 am by bigfish
Using an existing VPN should be relatively trivial but setting up a VPN server is another thing entirely. This tutorial http://snipurl.com/ju6nh [www_geek-pages_com] about using OpenVPN with DD-WRT looks promising though I can’t flash our office router with DD-WRT. (I’d need to ditch the router or bridge it.)
Of course, my first thought as a book publisher is: “is there a book in this?” Here’s a brief analysis.
There have been several VPN books over the years but nothing recent seems to have sold very well through the trade. The best-selling title on the topic was published in 2000, from Pearson. It probably sold around 10,000 copies. It’s a stand-out though. More recent titles are selling in the hundreds of copies.
My brief analysis tells me that there may have been a good opportunity in this market years ago, but when I can find a clear, step-by-step tutorial like the one that I link to above in about five minutes on Google, who needs a book?
Granted, some people might buy a book regardless and there’s no doubt that this is a topic that will mystify many, but in this case, Google wins.
Unless, of course, we were to publish a Manga Guide to VPN. We won’t.
