The odd-musings of Jared, the Director of Network Security for IAPS Security Services.

As I promised several weeks ago to a number of you, I have made our newest Swiss servers all L2TP compatible. This further increases security for every one as well as brings the Swiss servers over to a 1 gigabit network for the fastest speeds ever. Additionally, I have now discounted all Switzerland VPN Service 6 Month Contracts down to just $40.00 USD for a limited time to introduce the power of these networks. If you have ever wanted the Swiss version of Zattoo which includes not only English language channels, but channels from Spain, Germany, and Italy, now is the time to satisfy that desire.

All new ip ranges are now available for almost every single country we offer and 95% of all countries are now on the L2TP service. Also, there are a vast abundance of Italian VPN Services available also at the discounted price. For you gamers, IAPS can provide you with nearly any European country you need for things live Xbox Live. Don’t miss those game demos or downloads because your restricted by country. All it takes is a little IAPS magic to remove those restrictions placed upon you just because your located in a specific country.

You can check out all our latest offerings on the IAPS Monthly Specials Page or see our Complete VPN Countries List at your convenience.

Ok guys, I’ve done more extensive testing on the major gaming consoles and have perfected the technique. For those of you looking to stream to your tv’s through your Xbox, PS3, or any other gaming console, give me a holler and I’ll show you exactly what needs to be done. Its not as hard as you think and the benefits are great. You no longer have to be strapped to your computer desk any more.

Ok guys, I wanted to let you know that over the last 2 months or so I’ve literally received hundreds of requests to devise a way to get an Xbox 360 to run through a vpn service. I’m pleased to announce that my efforts have been successful and I have tested the IAPS networks in Ireland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States and all jurisdictions were easily able to play online at Xbox Live.

With the major part out of the way, I’m now working on how to stream media services from the Xbox 360 to your TV directly. I know a few British services have just launched Xbox 360 compatible streaming services and I hope to have a solid guide for this as well in the next few coming days.

Here is the step by step guide straight from the IAPS site detailing how you can setup your Xbox 360 to use a vpn:

How To Use A VPN With Xbox 360.

I have screen shots available that prove my method works, and that it works well. It is my hopes that I have fulfilled another well sought-after entertainment facility for you folks. If you have any questions or comments, or would like to see the screen shots, please let me know. Thank you.

Folks I’ve just posted preliminary instructions on how to use a VPN service with the Xbox 360 gaming console. It is my hopes that these instructions help guide you on your way to both internet gaming and catching some telly by using your gaming console to transfer the picture directly to your tv instead of your computer screen. This is not an all-exclusive instruction manual and I may have room in there for marginal error. But its written to the best of my knowledge and tested here in the IAPS Control Center. If you have any questions or comments about this guide, please let me know. Thank you.

Folks, we’re currently looking into streaming media support for the Xbox 360. We just installed one in the control center here and are looking into how to maximize the streaming ability. I’m impressed with its features so far: can play any normal dvd, (whether burned or store bought), can connect to your Windows Media Center enabled computer, can play any files on your computer over a wireless network, and so many more features to name.

I’m looking for a way to get applications such as Zattoo to stream wirelessly from the computer (laptop in this case) to the Xbox 360 and onto the tv screen. Once I can accomplish this, I’ll be more than happy to post the results and instructions here. If any of you are more familiar with the Xbox 360 than myself or the IAPS crew, please feel free to add your comments below.