- Open the Internet Config application (in your /Applications folder).
- In the file menu select "New VPN connection window".
- Enter your login/pass along with the VPN address and voila!
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For those of you dying to have decent VPN support under OSX, it appears Apple added it in 10.2 (I'm not sure, but I hadn't noticed this option in 10.1):
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As far as I can see, it is quite useless for me, because I have to authenticate with a pair of keys to a server and it is all built upon IPsec.
New but...
this is new to 10.2
I tried it out with my office VPN (MS via PPTP). It works fine except for one thing.
When the VPN is active MacOS will route all your web traffic through it. If your VPN does not forward it to the outside, you've lost all access to anything but the VPN intranet.
There's not much about it in the Apple discussion boards, except this. Apparently, if you know enough about unix, you can configure the router properly. Hopefully, Apple will have a GUI for this in 10.2.1...
New but...
I believe that this is how PPTP works. It is not as good of a VPN as IPSec, mostly since it was in use years before.
New but...
no, it's not related to PPTP, but to the way routing is handled when PPTP is activated.
actually a good idea
Most VPN clients will drop internet access at the same time as they open a VPN connection. Most IT departments will in fact require this behaviour. This is to protect your VPN network from packets routed via your client from the internet.
actually a NOT good idea
This would only be a security issue if you set your machine up to act as a gateway. By default ip forwarding is off.
New but...
Apparently, if you know enough about unix, you can configure the router properly.Can anyboy give details about this? How can it be achieved? I need to be able to access the Internet while connected to my VPN. Thanks!!
Set up a VPN server in Mac OS X?
Is it possible to set up a server for VPN on a Mac OS X client machine? My home computer is on 'broadband' but the my ISP has set up a firewall, which maybe a VPN solution could work around...
Not enough VPN Info
I cannot connect to my VPN with Internet connect...I used the Cisco VPN client in 10.1 and it worked great. It enabled me to log on to the VPN and then enter my user and pass and domain...How do you setup the preferences in Internet connect to go ahead and log on to the VPN and then enter your user and pass?
Not enough VPN Info
have you tried the cisco client under Panther?
VPN client support through Internet Config
has anyone had any luck getting this to work with a nortel vpn? |
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