[plug] VPN questions

[Cameron Metzke]

Not sure if this helps ( as i know next to nothing about vpn's myself )

http://products.nortel.com/go/product_content.jsp?segId=0&parId=0&prod_id=34820&locale=en-US

But it says there that there is a linux version of the Nortel Networks
npn client :)
Hope it helps

meyerri wrote:
> 
> ---- 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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