[vpn-help] Request for a new feature.

[Matthew Grooms]

On 10/10/2010 4:59 PM, Matthew Grooms wrote:
> On 10/8/2010 4:20 PM, Karim Fatehi wrote:
>> I use the Cisco IPSEC client at work, and it has a folder within its
>> install where all the "PCF" files are stored. We have batch scripts to
>> copy relevant PCF files from various sources into that folder. When
>> the client starts it scans that folder and automatically imports every
>> file in there, so once we run the batch file (generally once a month)
>> all the connections are imported and ready to go.
>>
>> I use shrew at home because I have a 64 bit system at home and Cisco
>> has abandoned this platform. Not to mention shrew is really good
>> because of its ability to reconnect easily after waking.
>>
>> Can you guys add a new feature, where a particular folder is scanned
>> and automatically imported. This would be really useful. All we would
>> have to do is edit the batch scripts to copy to that folder instead.
>>
>> We could do away with the dreadful cisco client if this was added.
>>
>
> Hi Karim,
>
> This feature actually exists in the client, but I don't think it has
> been documented. If you run "ikea.exe -import <path>", it will import
> all .vpn files that exist in that path. Historically its only been used
> by the installer to automatically populate a site configurations during
> installation, but I suppose you could use it for your purpose as well.
>

Sorry, I meant "ipseca.exe", and it only imports .vpn files not pcf.

-Matthew