Portable virtual private network (VPN) arrangement for providing services to host computer has network input/output connection coupled to network system and connection coupled to signal input/output of host computer

摘要

The VPN arrangement (100) includes a control switching circuit for controlling the VPN arrangement. A network input/output connection (102) is coupled to a network system. A connection (106) is electrically coupled to a signal input/output connection of a host computer. A VPN module has an encoding module and a decoding module for encoding and decoding data packets respectively and for transmitting encoded data packets to the network system and decoded data packets to host computer.