On 2/21/2010 11:01 PM, Matthew Grooms wrote: > All, > > I have been working hard to bring support for the new Windows 7 mobile > broadband adapters to the Shrew Soft client but have hit a road block. I > can't find a carrier that supplies a broadband adapter that actually > uses this new type of driver. So far I have tried out Cricket and AT&T > adapters but they both show up as Dial-up connections. Consequently, > these work fine with the current Shrew Soft client drivers. I had high > hopes that the AT&T adapter would work since it was mentioned in the > Microsoft document that describes building a test case for developing > support for this new Mobile Broadband Adapter type ... > > http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/E/7/7E7662CF-CBEA-470B-A97E-CE7CE0D98DC2/MBChangesWin7.docx > > So, who has a real Windows 7 mobile broadband adapter? As described in > the above document, when you click on the network VAN ( View Available > Networks ) icon in the system tray, it would display under the Mobile > Broadband Adapter section ( not the Dial-up and VPN section ) of the > popup. If you do have such an adapter, what is the exact product model, > driver version, and what US carrier do you use for connectivity? Until I > find a working test case, I can't bring support for this new type of > adapter to the Shrew Soft client. >
Just a quick update. A helpful person on the OSR Online mailing list was able to point me toward a driver that offers Windows 7 Broadband support for the AT&T adapter. Now that I have a test case, developing support for these adapters should move forward quickly. I hope to post a new VPN Client build with updated drivers in the next week or so. -Matthew _______________________________________________ vpn-help mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shrew.net/mailman/listinfo/vpn-help
