[Vpn-help] Cisco VPN 3000 and Shrew 2.1.5-rc-4(2) issue

[Mathieu Ploton]

I've just tried 2.1.5rc5 and it's the same problem. I'm running out of
solutions to have vpn access from Windows 7 64 bits. If you have any idea...

Best regards,

Mathieu

On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Charles Buckley <ceb at mauto.com> wrote:

> One thing that Matthew gave away in a recent mail is that Shrew source is
> available in a Subversion repository -- I may take advantage of this to
> download and test on Linux against all the Netgear half-cadavers that
> populate my workplace, whereupon I would give any useful results back to
> the
> source base.
>
> I'd only do it on Linux, of which I have a few running around.  Since
> Visual
> Studio ca. 2002, I have been unwilling to undergo the charismatic
> conversion
> necessary to keep up with the latest and 'greatest' from Microsoft.
>
> The Cygwin alternative went over to the dark side too soon, it was only
> half-baked when it turned.  Sounds like the topic for a US made-for-TV
> movie.
>
> Charles
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Pikelner [mailto:frank.pikelner at netcraftcommunications.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 7:28 PM
> To: Charles Buckley
> Cc: 'Mathieu Ploton'; 'Daniel Sabanes Bove'; vpn-help at lists.shrew.net
> Subject: RE: [Vpn-help] Cisco VPN 3000 and Shrew 2.1.5-rc-4(2) issue
>
> On Fri, 2009-11-27 at 07:51 +0100, Charles Buckley wrote:
> > I would be compelled to wonder, just how flexible and/or universal
> > this SSL client installation feature from Cisco is.  I bought the
> > Netgear FVS336G because the marketing literature suggested a VPN
> > connection "anywhere, anytime" was possible.   To my horror upon
> > receiving the unit, I discover it's only good for 32-bit Windows
> > clients.  64-bit doesn't work, and in the latest releases of the
> > firmware, even Macintosh is not supported.
>
> Correct, the dynamic SSL agent is Windows only (32bit) - it was very
> convenient for its time. From what I understand the Cisco 3000 VPN is
> end-of-life, so I doubt there will be a 64bit agent or one for OS X.
>
> I do know the native OS X (10.4/10.5) VPN agent works just fine, so you
> do not require the Cisco software installed.
>
> >
> >
> > So I'm back fiddling with IPSec clients.   I don't mind - this is the
> > way I discovered the Shrew enterprise, but it's a lot of additional
> > hassle in an already over-busy day.  Given the way Netgear seem to
> > approach software, I wonder if some sort of OEM cooperation between
> > Netgear and Shrewsoft would make sense.
> >
>
> Shrew looks to be an excellent solution, but so far I have been
> unsuccessful in getting it to work with NetGear VPN equipment. I have
> tried other software products (on OS X to test whether I connect at all)
> and they did work. My guess is I need to spend more time with Shrew. One
> particular configuration of Shrew causes the NetGear VPN equipment to
> stop responding (VPN does not even respond to local pings - when VPN
> session initiated from outside) until I disconnect.
>
> Frank
>
>
>
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