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05-18-2005, 11:13 PM

hi
just switched to a mac from windows. I do a lot of coldfusion dev and use vpn to connect to the u server. I understand that the current cisco vpn doesn't work with tiger and I was wondering if you knew when it would or if there is another way for me to connect to the server?

thanks
james
roebuck@ag.arizona.edu

**Mark Fischer** · 05-19-2005, 08:44 AM

Cisco has released an update to it's VPN client for mac, version 4.6.3 has support for tiger. U of A does not currently have the current version on it's website (sitelisence.arizona.edu) but some internet searching can lead you to other places where you can download it. If you have the configuration files from U of A they work with the new version.

I have installed the new client on my powerbook, and it seems to be working well, however there are numerous horror story reports on the quality of this release from cisco.

http://www.macintouch.com/tiger17.html
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/mo...&mode=feedback

The consensus seems to be if you're brave, go ahead and install it and see how it works for you.

Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson · 05-19-2005, 09:19 AM

Well, I'm glad to hear that they've got an update, but I'll wait for a while to see how it goes/gets updated. Where'd you download yours Mark? Or can't you tell us...

Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson · 05-30-2005, 06:30 PM

Seriously...where can we get our hands on the new VPN client?

**Mark Fischer** · 05-30-2005, 10:13 PM

Chris K. is working on getting the U of A packaged new Cisco VPN client together. Look for it on sitelicense.arizona.edu this week. I will reply again here when it is posted officially.

Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson · 05-30-2005, 11:11 PM

Excellent!

Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson · 06-04-2005, 03:02 PM

I looked for 4.6.3 this week and didn't see it. Have they uploaded it and just not updated the webpage to show that you're getting 4.6.3 as opposed to 4.6?

06-10-2005, 04:18 PM

I have had success working with the wireless vpn inside the campus. But for some reason, the out of campus 'University of Arizona" vpn client seems to hang even it is able to connect. Even though the connection appears to be successful from home, i cannot access stuff like online journals though university subsciption. So it appears to work, but doesn't.

Thanks.
Souma

06-10-2005, 04:19 PM

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I downloaded the new vpn for Tiger from a different place, and then used the configuration files, as suggested.
Thanks,
Souma

Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson · 06-10-2005, 06:21 PM

Yeah, the same thing happened to me. I've let Mark know about that as well as the fact that I can't seem to disconnect from the off campus VPN.

Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson · 06-12-2005, 11:05 AM

Another issue I discovered is that the VPN won't allow me to send outgoing mail from my email.arizona.edu address. In addition, I have to force quit the program because of my inability to disconnect as explained above. The VPN does prompt me for my UA net ID and verifies it, but that's about all it does.

I'm running the most recent release of Tiger (10.4.1) on a 1.5GHz G4 laptop if that's of any consequence.

EDIT: So I think this shows that the problem with the VPN isn't with the library as Mark and I hypothesized. I dunno about the wireless VPN though.

Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson · 06-21-2005, 11:59 AM

So I was just wondering if any new progress has been made on the VPN. I would really like to have it for my research and I know there are a lot of other new Tiger users who need to use it as well.

jeridf · 07-02-2005, 04:07 PM

Any news when there will be a sitelicense version of Cisco VPN 4.6.3 posted?

jeridf · 07-02-2005, 05:10 PM

I found 4.6.03 and it too has problems, luckily Cisco has yet another release that once you import the .pcf files for the university (you'll need to get those from the official sitelicense download) works like a charm.

http://www.affrc.go.jp/NSS/vpn/vpncl...061-GUI-k9.dmg

Good luck.

-J

Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson · 07-02-2005, 06:32 PM

Where's the link from? Most people know of my general "anti-piracy" stance on software and I don't wanna break that. I know that the U of A has a good license and would prefer to use that if possible.

05-18-2005, 11:13 PM	#1
james Guest Posts: n/a	Tiger and Cisco vpn hi just switched to a mac from windows. I do a lot of coldfusion dev and use vpn to connect to the u server. I understand that the current cisco vpn doesn't work with tiger and I was wondering if you knew when it would or if there is another way for me to connect to the server? thanks james roebuck@ag.arizona.edu Last edited by fischerm; 05-19-2005 at 08:47 AM.

05-19-2005, 08:44 AM	#2
Mark Fischer OSCR Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: CC 317 Posts: 1,171	Cisco has released an update to it's VPN client for mac, version 4.6.3 has support for tiger. U of A does not currently have the current version on it's website (sitelisence.arizona.edu) but some internet searching can lead you to other places where you can download it. If you have the configuration files from U of A they work with the new version. I have installed the new client on my powerbook, and it seems to be working well, however there are numerous horror story reports on the quality of this release from cisco. http://www.macintouch.com/tiger17.html http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/mo...&mode=feedback The consensus seems to be if you're brave, go ahead and install it and see how it works for you. __________________ Mark Fischer -- OSCR Applications Developer request.response

05-19-2005, 09:19 AM	#3
Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson OSCR Alumni Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 484	Well, I'm glad to hear that they've got an update, but I'll wait for a while to see how it goes/gets updated. Where'd you download yours Mark? Or can't you tell us... __________________ My cat's name? Wozniak. University of Arizona Class of 2005 University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Class of 2009

05-30-2005, 06:30 PM	#4
Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson OSCR Alumni Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 484	Seriously...where can we get our hands on the new VPN client? __________________ My cat's name? Wozniak. University of Arizona Class of 2005 University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Class of 2009

05-30-2005, 10:13 PM	#5
Mark Fischer OSCR Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: CC 317 Posts: 1,171	Chris K. is working on getting the U of A packaged new Cisco VPN client together. Look for it on sitelicense.arizona.edu this week. I will reply again here when it is posted officially. __________________ Mark Fischer -- OSCR Applications Developer request.response

05-30-2005, 11:11 PM	#6
Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson OSCR Alumni Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 484	Excellent! __________________ My cat's name? Wozniak. University of Arizona Class of 2005 University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Class of 2009

06-04-2005, 03:02 PM	#7
Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson OSCR Alumni Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 484	I looked for 4.6.3 this week and didn't see it. Have they uploaded it and just not updated the webpage to show that you're getting 4.6.3 as opposed to 4.6? __________________ My cat's name? Wozniak. University of Arizona Class of 2005 University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Class of 2009

06-10-2005, 04:18 PM	#8
souma Guest Posts: n/a	I have had success working with the wireless vpn inside the campus. But for some reason, the out of campus 'University of Arizona" vpn client seems to hang even it is able to connect. Even though the connection appears to be successful from home, i cannot access stuff like online journals though university subsciption. So it appears to work, but doesn't. Thanks. Souma

06-10-2005, 04:19 PM	#9
Souma Guest Posts: n/a	Sorry, I forgot to mention that I downloaded the new vpn for Tiger from a different place, and then used the configuration files, as suggested. Thanks, Souma

06-10-2005, 06:21 PM	#10
Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson OSCR Alumni Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 484	Yeah, the same thing happened to me. I've let Mark know about that as well as the fact that I can't seem to disconnect from the off campus VPN. __________________ My cat's name? Wozniak. University of Arizona Class of 2005 University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Class of 2009

06-12-2005, 11:05 AM	#11
Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson OSCR Alumni Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 484	Another issue I discovered is that the VPN won't allow me to send outgoing mail from my email.arizona.edu address. In addition, I have to force quit the program because of my inability to disconnect as explained above. The VPN does prompt me for my UA net ID and verifies it, but that's about all it does. I'm running the most recent release of Tiger (10.4.1) on a 1.5GHz G4 laptop if that's of any consequence. EDIT: So I think this shows that the problem with the VPN isn't with the library as Mark and I hypothesized. I dunno about the wireless VPN though. __________________ My cat's name? Wozniak. University of Arizona Class of 2005 University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Class of 2009 Last edited by lnp; 06-12-2005 at 11:19 AM.

06-21-2005, 11:59 AM	#12
Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson OSCR Alumni Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 484	So I was just wondering if any new progress has been made on the VPN. I would really like to have it for my research and I know there are a lot of other new Tiger users who need to use it as well. __________________ My cat's name? Wozniak. University of Arizona Class of 2005 University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Class of 2009

07-02-2005, 04:07 PM	#13
jeridf Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4	Any news when there will be a sitelicense version of Cisco VPN 4.6.3 posted?

07-02-2005, 05:10 PM	#14
jeridf Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4	I found 4.6.03 and it too has problems, luckily Cisco has yet another release that once you import the .pcf files for the university (you'll need to get those from the official sitelicense download) works like a charm. http://www.affrc.go.jp/NSS/vpn/vpncl...061-GUI-k9.dmg Good luck. -J

07-02-2005, 06:32 PM	#15
Lars-Kristofer N. Peterson OSCR Alumni Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 484	Where's the link from? Most people know of my general "anti-piracy" stance on software and I don't wanna break that. I know that the U of A has a good license and would prefer to use that if possible. __________________ My cat's name? Wozniak. University of Arizona Class of 2005 University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Class of 2009

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