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vpn haus   02-11-2009 at 06:35:10 PM

Has anyone tried a VPN client for Windows 7 yet?

NCP engineering released its beta IPSec VPN client eariler this week. It includes a firewall, dialer, compatible with any third-party gateway (expect Nortel). If you try it let us know what you think

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x509   02-12-2009 at 12:59:29 PM
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Windows 7 comes with a built-in "Agile VPN" client which implements the IKEv2 key exchange protocol. Setup is a piece of cake. Just type in the IP address of the remote IPsec peer or gateway and click on "Connect".

A configuration example with a Linux strongSwan gateway can be found here:

http://wiki.strongswan.org/wiki/Windows7 .

Most VPN gateway vendors have an IKEv2 implementation but not many have
rolled it out yet. Windows 7 might change this situation quickly.

Andreas

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techdeuce   02-12-2009 at 10:32:59 PM
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Sonicwall has a vista 64 beta client too that works with some firewalls. For those needing the 64bit flavor

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vpn haus   03-03-2009 at 04:53:44 PM
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The DirectAccess, built-in vpn feature might not be the best option because it requires the Windows 2008 R2 server and support of IPv6-- which most companies have not adopted yet. It looks like it only supports the IKEv2 gateways (SonicWall is the sole provider here, I think).

It is in fact an IPSec VPN (even though they claim it’s not a VPN at all).

It looks like the server remembers user / login for each PC so the user doesn’t have to enter anything manually. Might be problematic for home PC’s, consultants, etc.

hope this helps

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peterv77   04-09-2009 at 04:46:42 AM
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I've been using OpenVPN (provided by Surfbouncer) for a week now on Windows 7. It works fine. Follow the instructions at the link below.

http://www.surfbouncer.com/Windows_7.htm

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rhyous   11-15-2009 at 08:12:52 AM
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A friend tried to find a Windows 7 64 bit VPN client. This is the first post that came up with his search.

So even though this post is 6 months old, it doesn't mentionShrewSoft's VPN Client, so I thought I would add it.


I have been using ShrewSoft's VPN Client. So far it has been solid and you can read about my experience here as it may help you.
http://rhyous.com/2009/10/29/windows-7-64-bit-vpn-client-shrewsoft/

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barrtrek   11-18-2009 at 12:38:04 AM
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Shrewsoft did NOT work well for me on win7 64-bit. On a fresh install, it BSOD at the end of installation. It now BSOD in normal mode and uninstalling shrewsoft in safe mode did not improve the situation. It left all of its drivers which could not be uninstalled at the driver screen. After some searches online, it looks like VPN clients in general including Cisco's have caused some nasty BSOD problems with win7. I would avoid shrewsoft unless you have a fresh install and wouldn't mind reinstalling Windows. I'll have to check out the built in one and see if I can get it to connect to my university.

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