MIE-vpn vs UTOR-vpn

After you have done the VPN software installation, you have the choice to connect to MIE-vpn (departmental) or UTORvpn (institutional). The following are the similarities and differences:

• Both MIE-vpn and UTORvpn use open-source software (OpenVPN), with support for Windows, Macs, Linux & Unix systems.
• UTORvpn gives you access to University resources (e.g. libraries) but not to departmental internal networks.
  MIE-vpn gives you access to University resources and to the MIE departmental research network.
• You login to MIE-vpn with your MIE user account. You login to UTORvpn with your UTORid.
• When connected to UTORvpn, all your internet traffic goes through the VPN connection and through UofT, which might be slower. When connected to MIE-vpn, only MIE and UofT network connections go through the VPN, other internet access goes directly to the internet via your regular ISP servers.