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No problem, just let us know what type of VPN you supply (PPTP, L2TP, IPSec, …)
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No problem, just let us know what type of VPN you supply (PPTP, L2TP, IPSec, …)

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Where do I find that out in Windows Server? &nbsp;I did not orignally setup the VPN!
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Where do I find that out in Windows Server?  I did not orignally setup the VPN!

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OK, first try this one. It's the most common VPN connection on Windows:<br />
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<a href="https://www.astrill.com/knowledge-base/69/PPTP---How-to-configure-PPTP-with-built-in-client-on-Mac-OS-X.html" rel="ugc">https://www.astrill.com/knowledge-base/69/PPTP---How-to-configure-PPTP-with-built-in-client-on-Mac-OS-X.html</a>
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OK, first try this one. It's the most common VPN connection on Windows:

https://www.astrill.com/knowledge-base/69/PPTP---How-to-configure-PPTP-with-built-in-client-on-Mac-OS-X.html [https://www.astrill.com/knowledge-base/69/PPTP---How-to-configure-PPTP-with-built-in-client-on-Mac-OS-X.html]

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Just as a backup (doing the install/setup later this morning) what if it is L2TP or IPSec?
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Just as a backup (doing the install/setup later this morning) what if it is L2TP or IPSec?

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What VPN client software do the Windows client use?
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What VPN client software do the Windows client use?

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Shrew vpn is pretty good.<br />
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<a href="https://www.shrew.net/software" rel="ugc">https://www.shrew.net/software</a>
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Shrew vpn is pretty good.

https://www.shrew.net/software [https://www.shrew.net/software]

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It is a VPN setup with Windows Server with an open port on a basic AT&amp;T UVerse router. No additional hardware or software.
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It is a VPN setup with Windows Server with an open port on a basic AT&T UVerse router. No additional hardware or software.

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Then you should be able to add a VPN connection on the MacBook Pro using the NETWORK preference pane
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Then you should be able to add a VPN connection on the MacBook Pro using the NETWORK preference pane

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We have a Windows Server 2008 setup with VPN. &nbsp;It is properly setup and have several clients connecting to it (via Windows). &nbsp;We now have an employee that wants to connect via her MacBook Pro. &nbsp;Is there a guide or walk through on this? &nbsp;Anything we should be on the look out for?
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We have a Windows Server 2008 setup with VPN.  It is properly setup and have several clients connecting to it (via Windows).  We now have an employee that wants to connect via her MacBook Pro.  Is there a guide or walk through on this?  Anything we should be on the look out for?

Windows Server With MacBook Pro

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

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.

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.