MaskNet knowledge base
Internet, VPN and security, explained plainly
Practical material on internet speed, VPN, IP addresses, DNS, encryption, privacy and the technology inside MaskNet. We explain how these things actually work, where the real risks are, and what you can do for a faster, steadier and better protected connection.
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The essentials about the internet and a protected connection
- Speed and internet
Why video stalls even when your internet is fast
A high speed test result is no promise that video will load without pauses. Here is how Wi-Fi, latency, congestion, the video service and the quality of the whole path shape what you actually see.
Make sense of speed - Privacy
What websites can learn from your IP address
An IP address can tell a site your approximate location, your internet provider and a few details about the connection. Here is what it genuinely reveals and what it cannot show.
Learn more about IP - Security
How safe is public Wi-Fi
HTTPS already covers a large share of modern web traffic, yet public networks still call for care. Here are the real risks, without the outdated scare stories.
Read about Wi-Fi safety - Privacy
What a VPN protects, and what it cannot hide
A VPN protects your connection and can change the IP external services see. It does not replace antivirus, does not delete cookies, and does not make anyone anonymous by itself.
See what a VPN can do
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Speed and internet
Why a connection sometimes drags, what VPN speed depends on, and why the same plan speed can feel completely different across apps and networks.
About internet speedSecurity
Public Wi-Fi, account protection, a secure connection and the practical steps that genuinely lower everyday risk online.
About securityPrivacy
What an IP address reveals, what sites can see, what a VPN protects, and where network privacy reaches its limits.
About privacyVPN and technology
VPN protocols, encryption, DNS and the other building blocks of modern protected data transfer.
About VPN and technologyUsing MaskNet
How MaskNet technology is built, how the service handles local and international sites, and why you never have to manage network settings by hand.
About MaskNet
MaskNet technology
Modern technology inside a simple connection
MaskNet is built on modern protection protocols, smart routing, distributed infrastructure and our own network engineering. We combine them into a single system so that sites, video and apps run faster and more reliably while the connection itself stays protected.
None of that asks anything of you. There are no protocols to study and no per-service rules to set up by hand: the technical complexity stays inside MaskNet.
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Everything in the knowledge base
- Speed and internetWhy video stalls even when your internet is fast
Why a speed test result and the video you actually watch can tell completely different stories.
- Speed and internetWhat VPN speed depends on
Which factors shape the speed of a protected connection, and why the answer changes from network to network.
- PrivacyWhat websites can learn from your IP address
What a public IP address genuinely reveals, and why it does not hand anyone your home address.
- SecurityHow safe is public Wi-Fi
What HTTPS already covers and which risks remain in cafés, airports, hotels and other public networks.
- PrivacyWhat a VPN protects, and what it cannot hide
Where a VPN genuinely raises your protection and privacy, and where you need other tools.
- Using MaskNetMaskNet technology
Modern protocols, smart routing, distributed infrastructure and MaskNet's own engineering.
- Using MaskNetHow MaskNet handles local and international services
Why banks, government services and local sites work without turning MaskNet off.
- VPN and technologyVPN and proxy protocols: VLESS, Hysteria2, NaiveProxy, WireGuard, AnyTLS
A protocol settles three things: how the client proves it belongs, how the data is packaged, and what the connection looks like from outside.
- VPN and technologyHow data is encrypted on the internet
How plain data becomes ciphertext, what keys are for, and where TLS and VPNs fit in.
- SecurityThe risks of free VPNs
Someone still pays for a free VPN — here is how those services make money and what it costs you.
- PrivacyBrowser fingerprinting: how sites recognise you without cookies
How sites recognise the same browser by the combination of its settings, and why it works without cookies.
- PrivacyWhat a DNS leak is
Why your provider can still see the list of sites you open with a VPN on, and how to check.
More understanding, fewer guesses
Speed, security and privacy online never come down to a single setting. The MaskNet knowledge base helps you understand the technology and see what genuinely affects the quality and protection of your connection.