# Clarifications / Definitions

- ## VPN Inter-networking - LAN to LAN connectivity, also called ‘gateway to gateway’

- ## VPN Remote LAN Access - Home/mobile client to LAN

- ## IP Tunneling - creating a link and encapsulating normal LAN traffic, such as IP, IPX and bridged network protocols, inside IP packets and forwarding the data over the public Internet.

- ## Encryption - compliments tunneling by protecting the privacy of the data as it travels across the public network.

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