Hi Steven and Greg, The Credential Provider option is remove of 2.2.0-rc* build, see the announce of Matthew http://lists.shrew.net/pipermail/vpn-help/2012-November/004592.html
Regards, On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 6:33 PM, Greg Julius <[email protected]>wrote: > Steven,**** > > ** ** > > I just downloaded rc2 and checked it out and, sure ‘nuff, it ain’t there.* > *** > > ** ** > > So, just to make sure I wasn’t crazy, I fired up the beta2 copy I have and > it does have it.**** > > ** ** > > I have installed the beta 2 on windows 8 and it works just fine for me. I > had to set compatibility to Win 7, but other than that it worked fine for > me. If you are using Win 7 (or server 2008R2) or earlier it should just > install. The Credential Provider is an install-time option.**** > > ** ** > > Where it went or why it went I don’t recall seeing from the mail list. > Perhaps another can fill us both in on the details and expected timeline > for this feature to be re-included.**** > > ** ** > > -g**** > > ** ** > > Your office accessible from anywhere – No More Hardware & Related headaches > **** > > ** ** > > Greg Julius**** > > E-mail: [email protected]**** > > Phone: 830-672-9068**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Steven Godfrey [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 26, 2012 10:32 AM > *To:* Greg Julius; [email protected] > > *Subject:* RE: [vpn-help] VPN login before domain login**** > > ** ** > > Greg,**** > > ** ** > > I didn’t see the provider option when installing. But I went to the help > file and found this information of what I want to do but it is not > supported yet.**** > > Although the VPN Client supports a rapidly growing feature set, it still > lacks some options found in the popular commercial solutions. Most of these > features will be added in future releases. Please read below for a brief > list.**** > > ** ** > > **· **Pre-Login Connection Support for AD/Domain Logins **** > > How did you get this to work if it is not supported? I am using 2.2.0 rc 2. > **** > > ** ** > > Thanks,**** > > Steven**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > *On Behalf Of *Greg Julius > *Sent:* Thursday, December 20, 2012 4:03 PM > *To:* '[email protected]' > *Subject:* Re: [vpn-help] VPN login before domain login**** > > ** ** > > There are some great folks on the list here that can help determine what > gives with a problem.**** > > ** ** > > The website has a section about how to submit bug reports. The folks here > are much more knowledgeable than I about the whole handshake procedure and > can offer suggestions on what to tweak. Almost everything can be connected > as there are lots of adjustment options available. There are only a few > things which are known not to work due to one thing or another.**** > > ** ** > > Perhaps post another message about luck/advice with the Netgear Prosafe > FVL328 device. Certainly do so for the Cisco RV220W. A quick look in the > archives for the FVL328 brought zero hits and only one other for the > RV220W. Visit the archives via the support tab on the website.**** > > ** ** > > -g**** > > ** ** > > Your office accessible from anywhere – No More Hardware & Related headaches > **** > > ** ** > > Greg Julius**** > > E-mail: [email protected]**** > > Phone: 830-672-9068**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > *On Behalf Of *Steven Godfrey > *Sent:* Thursday, December 20, 2012 2:00 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [vpn-help] VPN login before domain login**** > > ** ** > > Greg,**** > > ** ** > > That was very helpful information. I get a feel for how it works now, it > seems that shrew soft vpn client can actually be integrated with windows > login from what you have told me.**** > > ** ** > > I will give a try to see how that works but the problem is that I do not > have a piece of hardware that actually works with it. I currently have a > netgear prosafe fvl328 firewall router that works with IPsec but I cannot > seem to get it to make the final connection. It has been a while since I > tried the shrew soft but when I did try it I believe from what I saw in the > log file that I was able to get it to connected through the first and > second phase but there seemed to have been a problem with the key or the > authentication. I think that shrew soft doesn’t handshake the same way as > the netgear client software does with the fvl328.**** > > ** ** > > Thank You,**** > > Steven**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > *On Behalf Of *Greg Julius > *Sent:* Thursday, December 20, 2012 2:39 PM > *To:* '[email protected]' > *Subject:* Re: [vpn-help] VPN login before domain login**** > > ** ** > > Steven, you accidently sent straight to me instead of the list. Reply all > is the best option, then remove the sender…**** > > ** ** > > The Install program installs the necessary code and configuration changes > that get used when you logon to your system. This is what I referred to as > the credentials provider. During logon, Microsoft uses the installed > elements to interact with the ShrewSoft VPN service which sets up the VPN > connection and then continues the normal login process. What you see from > all of this is a “Tile” at login with VPN (I don’t have it with me > currently so I can’t give you the exact phraseology) that you click to > logon.**** > > ** ** > > It’s been a while since I last did this, but the process is something like > the following:**** > > **· **Select to install the provider when you install the Shrew > VPN software. **** > > **· **Set up a connection and make sure it works. **** > > **· **Set the desired connection as the default and logoff (or > reboot if you haven’t done that yet).**** > > **· **At logon time there is a “tile” that has something to the > effect of logon with VPN – click it.**** > > **· **From there it will set up the connection using the > credentials provided and then immediately logon the session. **** > > **· **Note – This means that the credentials used must be able to > set up a VPN connection in the first place so test using them while doing > the connection setup.**** > > ** ** > > The simplest thing to do is just go ahead and install it on a Windows 7, > 64 bit machine and take a gander. I’d certainly do this before I committed > to a particular piece of hardware to see if it is what you are looking for. > **** > > ** ** > > If anybody out there has more to add (or even corrections) jump on in as > it has been some time since I did this for a client.**** > > ** ** > > Hope that Helps,**** > > Merry Christmas,**** > > -g**** > > ** ** > > Your office accessible from anywhere – No More Hardware & Related headaches > **** > > ** ** > > Greg Julius**** > > E-mail: [email protected]**** > > Phone: 830-672-9068**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Steven > *Sent:* Thursday, December 20, 2012 1:11 PM > *To:* Greg Julius > *Subject:* RE: [vpn-help] VPN login before domain login**** > > ** ** > > Thanks for your reply. I am not familiar with the credentials provider. Is > that similar to a startup service at boot? Thank You, Steven**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > *On Behalf Of *Greg Julius > *Sent:* Thursday, December 20, 2012 1:54 PM > *To:* '[email protected]' > *Subject:* Re: [vpn-help] VPN login before domain login**** > > ** ** > > Steven,**** > > Yes, the 2.2 versions have an installable credentials provider that will > work with Windows Vista & 7 (not XP and below however) on 64 bit systems.* > *** > > ** ** > > This version is now in Release Candidate stage and I have used the beta2 > version for some time now and have found it very stable.**** > > ** ** > > I don’t know specifically how it will work with the Cisco RV220W however.* > *** > > ** ** > > -g**** > > ** ** > > Your office accessible from anywhere – No More Hardware & Related headaches > **** > > ** ** > > Greg Julius**** > > E-mail: [email protected]**** > > Phone: 830-672-9068**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] > *On Behalf Of *Steven Godfrey > *Sent:* Thursday, December 20, 2012 12:33 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [vpn-help] VPN login before domain login**** > > ** ** > > Hello,**** > > ** ** > > I plan on buying a cicso RV220W. The only problem is that it’s VPN client > does not support login before domain login on the windows 7 64 bit clients. > So I would like to go with Shrew Soft VPN client. Before I purchase this > router rather than going with the ASA AnyConnect router which cost more I > would like to know if ShrewSoft VPN client can startup before login such as > a windows service and connect to the vpn before I login to the domain? I am > currently using openVPN which does this but the problem is that openVPN > which is SSL does not work with my router choices.**** > > ** ** > > Thanks for your help,**** > > Steven**** > > _______________________________________________ > vpn-help mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shrew.net/mailman/listinfo/vpn-help > >
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