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Abstract

Disclosed is a system, method and computer program product for building virtual networks for TCP/IP networking. The system includes a global area network coupled to one or more virtual network hosting servers; and a first computing system coupled to the one or more servers though a first firewall, wherein a virtual network including the first computing system is formed with a second computing system coupled to the one or more servers through a second firewall such that the computing systems communicate with each other through a direct logical connection. The method for forming a virtual network includes a) establishing a physical connection between a first computing system through a first firewall to a virtual network hosting server coupled to a global area network; b) communicating with a second computing system physically connected to the virtual network hosting server through a second firewall, wherein the communicating step includes communicating through a direct logical connection between the computing systems. The computer program product having a computer readable medium carrying program instructions for forming a virtual network when executed using two or more computing systems each coupled to a global area network through a firewall, the executed program instructions executing a method, the method including a) establishing a physical connection between a first computing system through a first firewall to a virtual network hosting server coupled to a global area network; b) establishing a physical connection between a second computing system through a second firewall to the virtual network hosting server; and c) establishing a logical connection between the computing systems to form the virtual network.

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