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VPN setup
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Is there are pcf profile file they can give you containing the encryption keys? If so, you can import that to get most of the steps done for you by the VPN software. It's the same profile file that the Windows client uses, so it doesn't matter if your IT don't know anything about Macs.
Well I have the instructions for the windows version although I'm not sure what I can pull from it or how I would even try to input any of the stuff in the mac version of cisco. I'll ask to see if they can give me a copy of the pcf profile file.
The Mac version is the same as the PC version, and the setup instructions should be more or less the same (post install).
Well the way that it's setup for my company is we download it off an ftp server and I guess most of it is configured...here are the instructions with the company info x'd out:
3. Type the following commands, and press enter after each:
a. c:
b. cd \
c. mkdir vpn
d. cd vpn
e. ftp ftp1.xxxxxx.com
4. You should see the following on your screen:
C:\>mkdir vpn
C:\>cd vpn
C:\vpn>ftp ftp1.xxxxxx.com
5. At this point, you should be asked for a username. Type xxxxxxx and press enter.
Connected to ftp1.xxxxxx.com.
220 cftin.xx.xxxxxx.com MultiNet FTP Server Process V4.2(16) at
Thu 7-Nov-2002 2
:09PM-EST
User (ftp1.xxxxxx.com: (none)): xxxxxxx
6. At this point you should be asked for a password. Type xxxxxxxxxx and press enter.
331 User name (xxxxxxx) ok. Password, please.
Password:
7. You will now be at a ftp> prompt. Type the following commands to download the software
a. bin
b. hash
c. get vpnclient_setup.exe
8. You should see the following on your screen:
ftp> bin
200 Type I ok.
ftp> hash
Hash mark printing On ftp: (2048 bytes/hash mark) .
ftp> get vpnclient_setup.exe
200 Port 235.51 at Host xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx accepted.
150 IMAGE retrieve of FTP1$:[VPNSOFT]VPNCLIENT_SETUP.EXE;1
(7982080 bytes) start
ed.
9. Now you should see a lot of ### on your screen, and this process will take a few minutes,
depending on the speed of your connection. When it is completed you should type quit,
and you will see the following:
226 Transfer completed. 7981056 (8) bytes transferred.
ftp: 7981056 bytes received in 1.91Seconds 4187.33Kbytes/sec.
ftp> quit
221 QUIT command received. Goodbye.
C:\vpn>
3. Type the following commands, and press enter after each:
a. c:
b. cd \
c. mkdir vpn
d. cd vpn
e. ftp ftp1.xxxxxx.com
4. You should see the following on your screen:
C:\>mkdir vpn
C:\>cd vpn
C:\vpn>ftp ftp1.xxxxxx.com
5. At this point, you should be asked for a username. Type xxxxxxx and press enter.
Connected to ftp1.xxxxxx.com.
220 cftin.xx.xxxxxx.com MultiNet FTP Server Process V4.2(16) at
Thu 7-Nov-2002 2
:09PM-EST
User (ftp1.xxxxxx.com: (none)): xxxxxxx
6. At this point you should be asked for a password. Type xxxxxxxxxx and press enter.
331 User name (xxxxxxx) ok. Password, please.
Password:
7. You will now be at a ftp> prompt. Type the following commands to download the software
a. bin
b. hash
c. get vpnclient_setup.exe
8. You should see the following on your screen:
ftp> bin
200 Type I ok.
ftp> hash
Hash mark printing On ftp: (2048 bytes/hash mark) .
ftp> get vpnclient_setup.exe
200 Port 235.51 at Host xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx accepted.
150 IMAGE retrieve of FTP1$:[VPNSOFT]VPNCLIENT_SETUP.EXE;1
(7982080 bytes) start
ed.
9. Now you should see a lot of ### on your screen, and this process will take a few minutes,
depending on the speed of your connection. When it is completed you should type quit,
and you will see the following:
226 Transfer completed. 7981056 (8) bytes transferred.
ftp: 7981056 bytes received in 1.91Seconds 4187.33Kbytes/sec.
ftp> quit
221 QUIT command received. Goodbye.
C:\vpn>
Not a single bit of that is set-up.
It's simply downloading the VPN client from an FTP server. And it won't help you because it's strictly a Windows version of the VPN Client. Unfortunately, Cisco doesn't make their VPN clients readily available to just anyone on the web (unless something has changed?), you will have to try and get a copy of the Mac client for use with the proper VPN server from your IT staff, whether they support Macs or not.
The set-up is the config that they have one do after the VPN client is installed.
It's simply downloading the VPN client from an FTP server. And it won't help you because it's strictly a Windows version of the VPN Client. Unfortunately, Cisco doesn't make their VPN clients readily available to just anyone on the web (unless something has changed?), you will have to try and get a copy of the Mac client for use with the proper VPN server from your IT staff, whether they support Macs or not.
The set-up is the config that they have one do after the VPN client is installed.
Apple Macintosh OS X (Darwin, Panther) VPN Client
(This is the VPN client software you will need)
* Recommended Production Version:
Mac OS X 4.7.00.0510-GUI-k9 File size: 12,304,384
Release Date: Aug 3, 2005
MD5SUM: d6a09015b8636452f85da2ffae67d71a
That's the version I downloaded from my school's website as I still have access to software through them. Is this the wrong version as well?
(This is the VPN client software you will need)
* Recommended Production Version:
Mac OS X 4.7.00.0510-GUI-k9 File size: 12,304,384
Release Date: Aug 3, 2005
MD5SUM: d6a09015b8636452f85da2ffae67d71a
That's the version I downloaded from my school's website as I still have access to software through them. Is this the wrong version as well?
Here's a link I found through google to get the mac version.
http://www.utmem.edu/helpdesk/vpn/mac_instructions.htm
Once you have it installed you should be able to ask IT guys for a pcf file for the config setting - it's very easy to setup.
http://www.utmem.edu/helpdesk/vpn/mac_instructions.htm
Once you have it installed you should be able to ask IT guys for a pcf file for the config setting - it's very easy to setup.
Hmm, do you have an Intel Mac? That version won't work if it is, that's PPC only. You need version 4.9 for Intels. Let me try to find out exactly what version I have. I'll edit this later when I find out.peterh2o said:
Edit: You need vpnclient-darwin-4.9.00.0050-universal-k9.dmg for Intel Macs.
What OS is your work computer running?
Remote access to XP is only available for XP Pro. Is that what you have?
Does your IT department allow remote access to internal PCs?
Is remote access on your work computer enabled?
Is the firewall enabled on your work computer? If so, is the firewall configured to allow remote access (actually, I think that's done automatically, but not sure).
Just as a heads up, I was never able to consistently access my Dell laptop from my Mac even with the laptop sitting right beside me, never mind sitting in my office at work. Access through the firewall on it was hit or miss. But I didn't spend much time with trying to access XP, instead set it up to dual boot into Linux, and have no problems accessing it now.
Remote access to XP is only available for XP Pro. Is that what you have?
Does your IT department allow remote access to internal PCs?
Is remote access on your work computer enabled?
Is the firewall enabled on your work computer? If so, is the firewall configured to allow remote access (actually, I think that's done automatically, but not sure).
Just as a heads up, I was never able to consistently access my Dell laptop from my Mac even with the laptop sitting right beside me, never mind sitting in my office at work. Access through the firewall on it was hit or miss. But I didn't spend much time with trying to access XP, instead set it up to dual boot into Linux, and have no problems accessing it now.
I know it's running XP but I'm not sure if it's pro or not. I've been able to remote access my comp before but just on a pc laptop. I guess I'll have to check which version it's running tomorrow. What a pain in the @ss. Thanks for the help thus far.
On Cisco VPN concentrators the access is granted on a group basis, but your account is always linked to a group. So if it's accepting your VPN username and password, you should have the same group access you had with your Windows laptop.
One thing I've thought of, are you connecting to your work PC using it's machine name? If so, you need to remember that your Mac is not part of the Windows domain at work, so you will have to add the suffix for the domain to get the correct DNS resolution.
One thing I've thought of, are you connecting to your work PC using it's machine name? If so, you need to remember that your Mac is not part of the Windows domain at work, so you will have to add the suffix for the domain to get the correct DNS resolution.
By remoting, what are you trying to do?
Have you enabled SMB/CIFS within Directory Access on the Mac?
Have you enabled SMB/CIFS within Directory Access on the Mac?
That format won't work away from the Microsoft way of doing things. For DNS resolution, you need to enter the "Fully Qualified Domain Name" for the computer, which is written in the formatpeterh2o said:
compname.domaindnsname
In Windows a domain normally has a long name used for DNS, and a short name displayed to the users at logon, but the long name is the only one relevant for getting non-Windows computers to talk to Windows machines.
To find out the long domain name, open up a command prompt on the Windows PC and type "ipconfig /all". The "Primary DNS Suffix" part of the response is normally the long domain name.
So for example, if your Work PC was named PC00100 and the company's domain was ABCCOMPANY.COM, you would type
PC00100.ABCCOMPANY.COM
into the RDP client on the Mac. This does work once you get the format right, so don't go installing BootCamp just yet
Sesshi said:
I just need to be able to access my work comp in case something comes up when I'm out, ie outlook/email, network drives, proxying into other comps in the office, etc.
dynamicv- I realized that I had the name wrong and after a lil snooping online on the microsoft site it showed me that I need the full name so again I'll have to try it out tonight...I'm so close to detaching myself from windows outside of the office I can taste it!
I see. You could also try connecting directly to the IP address of the PC (also listed under ipconfig).