[plug] VPN questions

[meyerri]

---- Original Message ----
From: billk at iinet.net.au
To: plug at plug.org.au
Subject: Re: [plug] VPN questions
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 03:18:26 +0800

>errr, which one of quite a number of VPN's are we talking about here.
>And config details: there's many ways to use a VPN depending on how
>they
>want you to connect.
>
>Have you tried wine with the doze client? - long shot!
>
>BillK

It's a thingy from Nortel networks called "Contivity (sic) VPN
Client".

If you think it's worth a go running it under wine, I'll give it a go
- I was just totally unsure about VPN in general.
>
>
>On Tue, 2006-03-21 at 23:55 +0800, Richard Meyer wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I've been offered a new job (woot! after 2 years, nearly), and it
>> requires that I can log in to the employer's network over a VPN
>client.
>> Their client runs under Windows only, and I can work.
>> 
>> Since I am totally out of my depth with communications, can anyone
>give
>> me the "Noddy's guide to VPN", and also how to get it (the VPN
>> connection) working under OFOS (Our Favourite Operating System) -
>> running Windows for anything but games is just TOOOO painful (and
>ugly).
>> 
>> Thanks
>-- 
>William Kenworthy <billk at iinet.net.au>
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