[vpn-help] VPN login before domain login

Fri Dec 28 08:19:56 CST 2012

Hi Steven and Greg,

The Credential Provider option is remove of 2.2.0-rc* build, see the
announce of Matthew
http://lists.shrew.net/pipermail/vpn-help/2012-November/004592.html

Regards,

On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 6:33 PM, Greg Julius <greg.julius at workspaceim.com>wrote:

>  Steven,****
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> I just downloaded rc2 and checked it out and, sure ‘nuff, it ain’t there.*
> ***
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> So, just to make sure I wasn’t crazy, I fired up the beta2 copy I have and
> it does have it.****
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> I have installed the beta 2 on windows 8 and it works just fine for me.  I
> had to set compatibility to Win 7, but other than that it worked fine for
> me.  If you are using Win 7 (or server 2008R2) or earlier it should just
> install.  The Credential Provider is an install-time option.****
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> Where it went or why it went I don’t recall seeing from the mail list.
> Perhaps another can fill us both in on the details and expected timeline
> for this feature to be re-included.****
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> -g****
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>
> Your office accessible from anywhere – No More Hardware & Related headaches
> ****
>
> ** **
>
> Greg Julius****
>
> E-mail:  Greg.Julius at WorkSpaceIM.com****
>
> Phone: 830-672-9068****
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> *From:* Steven Godfrey [mailto:sgodfrey at scg-atl.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 26, 2012 10:32 AM
> *To:* Greg Julius; vpn-help at lists.shrew.net
>
> *Subject:* RE: [vpn-help] VPN login before domain login****
>
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> Greg,****
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> I didn’t see the provider option when installing. But I went to the help
> file and found this information of what I want to do but it is not
> supported yet.****
>
> Although the VPN Client supports a rapidly growing feature set, it still
> lacks some options found in the popular commercial solutions. Most of these
> features will be added in future releases. Please read below for a brief
> list.****
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> **·         **Pre-Login Connection Support for AD/Domain Logins ****
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> How did you get this to work if it is not supported? I am using 2.2.0 rc 2.
> ****
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> Thanks,****
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> Steven****
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> *From:* vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net [
> mailto:vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net <vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net>]
> *On Behalf Of *Greg Julius
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 20, 2012 4:03 PM
> *To:* 'vpn-help at lists.shrew.net'
> *Subject:* Re: [vpn-help] VPN login before domain login****
>
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> There are some great folks on the list here that can help determine what
> gives with a problem.****
>
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> The website has a section about how to submit bug reports.  The folks here
> are much more knowledgeable than I about the whole handshake procedure and
> can offer suggestions on what to tweak.  Almost everything can be connected
> as there are lots of adjustment options available.  There are only a few
> things which are known not to work due to one thing or another.****
>
> ** **
>
> Perhaps post another message about luck/advice with the Netgear Prosafe
> FVL328 device.  Certainly do so for the Cisco RV220W.  A quick look in the
> archives for the FVL328 brought zero hits and only one other for the
> RV220W.  Visit the archives via the support tab on the website.****
>
> ** **
>
> -g****
>
> ** **
>
> Your office accessible from anywhere – No More Hardware & Related headaches
> ****
>
> ** **
>
> Greg Julius****
>
> E-mail:  Greg.Julius at WorkSpaceIM.com****
>
> Phone: 830-672-9068****
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net [
> mailto:vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net <vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net>]
> *On Behalf Of *Steven Godfrey
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 20, 2012 2:00 PM
> *To:* vpn-help at lists.shrew.net
> *Subject:* Re: [vpn-help] VPN login before domain login****
>
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> Greg,****
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> That was very helpful information. I get a feel for how it works now, it
> seems that shrew soft vpn client can actually be integrated with windows
> login from what you have told me.****
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> I will give a try to see how that works but the problem is that I do not
> have a piece of hardware that actually works with it. I currently have a
> netgear prosafe fvl328 firewall router that works with IPsec but I cannot
> seem to get it to make the final connection. It has been a while since I
> tried the shrew soft but when I did try it I believe from what I saw in the
> log file that I was able to get it to connected through the first and
> second phase but there seemed to have been a problem with the key or the
> authentication. I think that shrew soft doesn’t handshake the same way as
> the netgear client software does with the fvl328.****
>
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>
> Thank You,****
>
> Steven****
>
> ** **
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> *From:* vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net [
> mailto:vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net <vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net>]
> *On Behalf Of *Greg Julius
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 20, 2012 2:39 PM
> *To:* 'vpn-help at lists.shrew.net'
> *Subject:* Re: [vpn-help] VPN login before domain login****
>
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> Steven, you accidently sent straight to me instead of the list.  Reply all
> is the best option, then remove the sender…****
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> The Install program installs the necessary code and configuration changes
> that get used when you logon to your system.  This is what I referred to as
> the credentials provider.   During logon, Microsoft uses the installed
> elements to interact with the ShrewSoft VPN service which sets up the VPN
> connection and then continues the normal login process.  What you see from
> all of this is a “Tile” at login with VPN (I don’t have it with me
> currently so I can’t give you the exact phraseology) that you click to
> logon.****
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> It’s been a while since I last did this, but the process is something like
> the following:****
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> **·         **Select to install the provider when you install the Shrew
> VPN software.  ****
>
> **·         **Set up a connection and make sure it works.  ****
>
> **·         **Set the desired connection as the default and logoff (or
> reboot if you haven’t done that yet).****
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> **·         **At logon time there is a “tile” that has something to the
> effect of logon with VPN – click it.****
>
> **·         **From there it will set up the connection using the
> credentials provided and then immediately logon the session.  ****
>
> **·         **Note – This means that the credentials used must be able to
> set up a VPN connection in the first place so test using them while doing
> the connection setup.****
>
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> The simplest thing to do is just go ahead and install it on a Windows 7,
> 64 bit machine and take a gander.  I’d certainly do this before I committed
> to a particular piece of hardware to see if it is what you are looking for.
> ****
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> If anybody out there has more to add (or even corrections) jump on in as
> it has been some time since I did this for a client.****
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> Hope that Helps,****
>
> Merry Christmas,****
>
> -g****
>
> ** **
>
> Your office accessible from anywhere – No More Hardware & Related headaches
> ****
>
> ** **
>
> Greg Julius****
>
> E-mail:  Greg.Julius at WorkSpaceIM.com****
>
> Phone: 830-672-9068****
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Steven
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 20, 2012 1:11 PM
> *To:* Greg Julius
> *Subject:* RE: [vpn-help] VPN login before domain login****
>
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> Thanks for your reply. I am not familiar with the credentials provider. Is
> that similar to a startup service at boot? Thank You, Steven****
>
> ** **
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> *From:* vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net [
> mailto:vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net <vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net>]
> *On Behalf Of *Greg Julius
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 20, 2012 1:54 PM
> *To:* 'vpn-help at lists.shrew.net'
> *Subject:* Re: [vpn-help] VPN login before domain login****
>
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>
> Steven,****
>
> Yes, the 2.2 versions have an installable credentials provider that will
> work with Windows Vista & 7 (not XP and below however) on 64 bit systems.*
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> This version is now in Release Candidate stage and I have used the beta2
> version for some time now and have found it very stable.****
>
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> I don’t know specifically how it will work with the Cisco RV220W however.*
> ***
>
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>
> -g****
>
> ** **
>
> Your office accessible from anywhere – No More Hardware & Related headaches
> ****
>
> ** **
>
> Greg Julius****
>
> E-mail:  Greg.Julius at WorkSpaceIM.com****
>
> Phone: 830-672-9068****
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net [
> mailto:vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net <vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net>]
> *On Behalf Of *Steven Godfrey
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 20, 2012 12:33 PM
> *To:* vpn-help at lists.shrew.net
> *Subject:* [vpn-help] VPN login before domain login****
>
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> Hello,****
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> I plan on buying a cicso RV220W. The only problem is that it’s VPN client
> does not support login before domain login on the windows 7 64 bit clients.
> So I would like to go with Shrew Soft VPN client. Before I purchase this
> router rather than going with the ASA AnyConnect router which cost more I
> would like to know if ShrewSoft VPN client can startup before login such as
> a windows service and connect to the vpn before I login to the domain? I am
> currently using openVPN which does this but the problem is that openVPN
> which is SSL does not work with my router choices.****
>
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>
> Thanks for your help,****
>
> Steven****
>
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