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I have a Windows Vista Business laptop running Outlook 2007 and Cisco VPN Client 5.0.00.0340. The VPN works ok, I can connect to the file server, I can ping the Exchange server but Outlook always stays at disconnected.
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I have a Windows Vista Business laptop running Outlook 2007 and Cisco VPN Client 5.0.00.0340. The VPN works ok, I can connect to the file server, I can ping the Exchange server but Outlook always stays at disconnected.

Outlook 2007 Connection problem using Vista and Cisco VPN

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or travelling users access to a central organizational network securely. VPNs encapsulate data transfers using secure cryptographic methods and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.

Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. Although often used mainly as an email application, it also includes a calendar, task manager, contact manager, note-taker, journal, and web browser.

Outlook

Windows Vista is an operating system created by Microsoft as the successor to Windows XP. It was intended for PCs, workstations and laptops, and shares the same code base as its successor, Windows 7. New features included an updated graphical user interface (GUI) and visual style dubbed Aero, a new search component called Windows Search, redesigned networking, audio, print and display subsystems, and new multimedia tools. Vista aimed to increase the level of communication between machines on a home network, using peer-to-peer technology to simplify sharing files and media between computers and devices. Windows Vista included version 3.0 of the .NET Framework, allowing software developers to write applications without traditional Windows APIs.