VNC, VPN, and All That Jazz

[Michael Hipp]

Net Llama! wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, Kurt Wall wrote:
> 
> 
>>Today's silly question:
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>>What is the difference between VNC and VPN? Or, are they related?
> 
> 
> VNC is a means of implimenting a VPN.

The only VNC that comes to mind is Virtual Network Computing like TightVNC. 
VNC is a remote GUI display tool. VPN is something you might run that or 
anything else over the Internet to keep it away from prying eyes.

They don't have much real relationship to each other.

Michael