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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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