We have had great success with the CiscoVPN client for Windows, Mac and Linux. Simple install and a very clean upgrade process. We started 4 years ago with v3.5 of the client and have ben upgrading on a continual basis. Also the auto-upgrade feature of the concentrator works pretty well.
Brad ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:40:57 -0500 >From: Cal Frye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Windows and Mac native IPSec clients/Nortel VPN >To: [email protected] > >Lee Badman wrote: >> Has anybody found a way to leverage the built-in clients (L2TP IPSec)in both >> Windows and Macintosh for use with the Nortel Contivity VPN routers? The big problem- the native clients use client user name and password only, and a pre-share, but the Nortel box works off of Group ID and Password along with client credentials. >> >> Trying to maybe leverage a dummy field in either AD or RADIUS to work for >> the group ID/ password part for Macintoshes, as opposed to spending $$ on the Apani client for our growing Mac user base... (For those who don't know, Nortel does not provide a free IPSec client for Mac/Linux for use with their boxes.) >> >> (Yes, I know- PPTP is also an option) >> >> Regards- >> >> Lee >> >We couldn't make it work. We're testing a Cisco VPN concentrator now, since >the clients are free for both platforms... > >-- > >-- Cal Frye, Network Administrator, Oberlin College > www.calfrye.com, www.pitalabs.com, www.ouuf.org, www.oberlinyesyes.com > >********** >Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group >discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ----------------------------------- Bradford B. Saul Lead Network Engineer IT - Network Engineering Hoffman Hall Room 10, MSC 0601 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA 22807 V: (540) 568-2379 F: (540) 568-1696 M: (540) 435-3079 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
