Getting it to work on OS X was the logical step to explore.
[robg adds: I haven't tested this one...]
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On September 20, 2005 Google released Google Secure Access, a Windows application that allows users to connect to Google's VPN (Virtual Private Network) to make WiFi connections more secure. While Google did not release a client for Mac OS X, it quickly became apparent that Google's VPN client used PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol), which is natively supported by Mac OS X.
Getting it to work on OS X was the logical step to explore. [robg adds: I haven't tested this one...]
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Works - but has some issues
The pptp/ssl connection starts fine and works great, but the timeout period is very short - and the connection is created as such that it cannot be disabled by the user account...
Works - but has some issues
You can create an Applescript to disconnect:
Works - but has some issues
Or better yet:
Works - but has some issues
What do you mean cannot be disabled by the user account? It worked fine for me. I was able to connect and disconnect. I don't have any other odd VPN settings hanging around. Worked great.
Use Google Secure Access on a Mac
Anyone care to provide a bit more info on this? Google seemed to be restricting some of its informercial pages.
Re: Use Google Secure Access on a Mac
A bit more info. on the Network setup would be helpful.
Connection hangs
Anyone else notice that connections hang on certain websites?
For example, http://today.reuters.com/News/default.aspx never fully loads.
not working here
I tried running the script & got a fairly non-descriptive error (something like "error in network settings"). I tried getting a key using the curl command in the script, and plugging the info from there into the VPN tab in Internet Connect, and i get this error: "The connection was terminated by the communication device. Please verify your settings and try again." Any ideas?
not working here
I'm afraid this script really no longer works well. Nor does GSA all that well. Many reasons. First it's not all the secure, but a good first step. It uses PPoE. Hackable. |
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