Native vpn client mac
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You wouldn't get to set requirements your computer must fulfill in order to be able to connect to the firewall.
Native vpn client mac windows#
This, as I understand is because there are not a lot of options to set on the Windows client side. You would have to adapt the firewall's crypto settings to match the Windows native client's setting and not the other way around as it usually is. So there are not many firewalls that plays well with the Windows VPN client. So maybe you can say that Windows native VPN client (L2TP/IPsec/SSL not PPTP) is not less secure than other Firewall vendor's VPN client but the problem really relies on the compatibility with the hardware equipment it will connect to, and the features you get going this path as well as the lack of support off course. The trend is towards clientless SSL vpn where no setup needs to be done on the client system ahead of time anyways and our plan is to move to this (getting rid of IPSEC except for nailed up site-to-site) and of course at the same time we will implement hardware OTP tokens. Apples (including the iPad/iPhone) have a really good IPSEC VPN client built in that works well with Cisco IPSEC. Seems the Microsoft solution never really cuts it or makes the grade. I think it works fine if the end point is a Windows server but who in their right mind wants to expose a Windows server to the Internet?Įven companies like StrongVPN who all they do is VPN have their own client for Windows.
Native vpn client mac install#
So it was just as easy to install the Cisco client (which works across XP and 7) and be done with it.
Native vpn client mac windows 7#
Then when Windows 7 came along it stopped working or rather the Windows 7 client wouldn't work with our VPN concentrator (I remember investigating it and understanding exactly why) but PPTP was too insecure anyways and the native Windows IPSEC implementation doesn't support the concept of a group (to work with a Cisco IPSEC VPN). We used to use the Windows native VPN client exclusively. So the question is why? Is there a particular reason why Windows native VPN client (L2TP/IPsec) is not being that greatly used? Is it not secure enough? Are the firewalls not compatible with the Windows native VPN client? Has it bad throughput speed? Maybe works well for small business only (max 50 users or so)? I have used it before though with the PPTP protocol connecting to a Windows Server but no equivalent Cisco client VPN solution, like connecting directly to the firewall instead of a server. Iv'e heard about it but never seen it in reality.
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I have never seen a company using the native Windows VPN client. E.g Cisco annyconnect to ASA and Shrew VPN client to watchguard/pfsens. Now, on all the places Iv'e been in they have used different types of VPN clients. You can say that everyone have very similar infrastructures and the choice of different solutions are similar as well.
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Iv'e been around many companies as a consultant over the years, most mid-sized companies (200-600 users)