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Hi,<br />
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Two suggestions:<br />
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1) Try installing OpenVPN on the server<br />
(user will have to install OS X open VPN client)<br />
2) Buy a Cisco ASA 5505 ($300). Cheap easy to install with <br />
a good OS X VPN client (AnyConnect).<br />
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//zaZagor
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Hi,

Two suggestions:

1) Try installing OpenVPN on the server
(user will have to install OS X open VPN client)
2) Buy a Cisco ASA 5505 ($300). Cheap easy to install with
a good OS X VPN client (AnyConnect).

//zaZagor

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So a PPTP connection will work like the Windows setup does just username/password?
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So a PPTP connection will work like the Windows setup does just username/password?

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I have a VPN server running and all is fine for Windows clients. We have a consultant using a Mac who would like to connect. His options are L2TP with IPSEC, PPTP, and IPSEC.<br />
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So my question is, what is the best and most secure way to get him to connect. I checked and we don't currently have a IPSEC shared secret setup so I am guessing I could enable that or choose one of the other two options but I wanted to get some suggestions.
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I have a VPN server running and all is fine for Windows clients. We have a consultant using a Mac who would like to connect. His options are L2TP with IPSEC, PPTP, and IPSEC.

So my question is, what is the best and most secure way to get him to connect. I checked and we don't currently have a IPSEC shared secret setup so I am guessing I could enable that or choose one of the other two options but I wanted to get some suggestions.

Connecting OS X to VPN Server (Windows 2003 L2TP)

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.

Mac OS X is the desktop operating system from Apple Inc., found on Macintosh computers. OS X consists of a Mach/BSD-based kernel, operating system interfaces primarily based on FreeBSD and additional frameworks (written in C, C++ and Objective-C providing user interface and application-level services.

Mac OS X

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).