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IPsec on Mac OS X Panther?

Posted by Cliff on from the getting-it-to-work dept.

ItsMr.Data wants to take a bite out of this issue: "I just got a new PowerBook with Airport. I wish to use it in the wireless network at the university I attend. The problem is that the university uses BlueSocket to secure the WIFI connections. The BlueSocket gateway is configured for IPsec tunnels. The client tool that BlueSocket provides does not work properly under Panther. I was told by the network department that it would be up to me to find a solution until BlueSocket comes out with an updated client. Being a poor college student, I would like to find a cheap or free solution. I have never worked with VPNs or IPsec. Do any Slashdot readers have any good ideas?"

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  1. Re:Good luck by good+soldier+svejk · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I also have no problems with version 3.6 under Panther, connecting to a VPN3005 (IIRC). I use Mathey Wieseck's VPNConnect 1.0.4 GUI.

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  2. Dear lazy school IT managers by BiOFH · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Stop doing this! Stop putting in measures that limit your students to whatever resource you are most comfortable supporting. It's just plain lazy and uncaring.

    The [Australian] University of Wollongong's ITS department is in the process of doing something similar; installing a wireless system that will lock out Mac users (until someone figures out a way around it). In a school! So anyone who chooses to use a Mac gets callously dismissed with a 'Too bad. Sorry. Go buy a Windows machine.' and that's it. They can't be bothered to support you because they don't care to try.

    It's unconscionable and just plain lazy.

    http://www.uow.edu.au/

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    1. Re:Dear lazy school IT managers by zbaron · · Score: 3, Interesting

      I work for a University further north in Australia and we are installing a wireless network that supports Macs as first class citizens ... it helps a lot that I do all the design work and I have a Powerbook. We are using a Cisco VPN solution as they have an excellent client that supports Mac even if its not pretty and Linux as well.