VPN for Windows Mobile? - Networking

Hi!
I am looking for a VPN Client to access a secured Network (Cisco VPN) with my PDA - Symantec claims it's "Mobile VPN" is able to do such, but i was not able to find a retailer yet that would sell it.
Anyone here who knows a good alternative?
Cheers,
Thomas

if your a registered cisco user then you can possibly get it here...
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6744/products_ios_protocol_group_home.html
if not, then i would guess your pretty much out of luck, unless you can find it on a torrent site

bender06 said:
Hi!
I am looking for a VPN Client to access a secured Network (Cisco VPN) with my PDA - Symantec claims it's "Mobile VPN" is able to do such, but i was not able to find a retailer yet that would sell it.
Anyone here who knows a good alternative?
Cheers,
Thomas
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I found those on wiki.howardforums.com/index.php/Vpn and
GreenBow is 30days trial.
Hope this helps...

Why not use the native vpn client. ipsec/l2tp works using both preshared keys and certificates as long as the cisco vpn concentrator is setup correctly.

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VPN Authentication Question

Does anyone know:
Is it possible to do Group Authentication with the built-in VPN client? My work network uses a Cisco VPN and I've managed to extract out of our IT department the Group name and Password but I can't figure out how to enter this onto the Exec - it offers me "A certificate on this device" or "A pre-shared key" and entering the password into the pre-shared key doesn't seem to work. Our IT department tells me that the Exec is unsupported and won't give me any help so anyone out there know how to do this?
If it's not possible, anyone recommend a good VPN client for connecting to a Cisco VPN?
Thanks
G
Anybody?
My work uses group authentication also. Does anyone know a good vpn client that will work with group authentication?
There is a Cisco ICA/Xen/client for ARM PDA here: http://www.citrix.com/English/ss/downloads/details.asp?downloadId=3607&productId=186#top
Is this what you are looking for?
interesting..
I didn't know there was a citrix client for WM. My work also uses citrix. The only problem is in order to connect with the citrix client I must have a VPN tunnel first . My work uses Cisco VPN Group Authentication. I have not yet found a VPN client for WM that will allow Cisco group authentication. If anyone knows of one, PLEASE let me know.
Thanks wovens for the citrix client. That will be neat to try if I can ever get a VPN tunnel setup.
FOUND IT!
I finally found a VPN client that will work with Cisco group authentication. It is Bluefire Mobile Security VPN. One thing I found is that after you connect you must press the END key to get out of the client because pressing the x will kill the client. Works Great!
The only problem is the company went out of business (http://www.bluefiresecurity.com). I was able to find the .cab, but not sure if it is against forum rules to post it... Can a mod please inform me, thx.
Does your company use Cisco SSL Vpn by chance? It's the way Cisco is leaning as is with less support for the ipsec since they can make more money off of licensing.
Anyhow if your company does use SSL VPN, Cisco's anyconnect client supports Windows mobile. I have been using it and it works good for what I use it for (primarily SSH, but for kicks I tried remote desktop and it worked good too).
McGeezy said:
I finally found a VPN client that will work with Cisco group authentication. It is Bluefire Mobile Security VPN. One thing I found is that after you connect you must press the END key to get out of the client because pressing the x will kill the client. Works Great!
The only problem is the company went out of business (http://www.bluefiresecurity.com). I was able to find the .cab, but not sure if it is against forum rules to post it... Can a mod please inform me, thx.
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this website of "bluefiresecurity.com can not the opened. would u pls post it here with the cab file? thanks a lot.
BlueFire VPN Client
http://rapidshare.com/files/8640811....5.706.XScale.WM5.WM6.Regged.DIRFIX-DVTPDA.ra
There are a lot of files, rar files within zip files, but the cab for the vpn client is there, name: MobileVPN.27.5.706.ARM.PPC.Client.cab

vpn client for wizard?

I recently purchased a tmobile mda and was trying to access my campus's network. But when I logged on, the only page I could view was about downloading a vpn client for multiple os's (but no windows mobile) to use the network.
Is there a vpn client for windows mobile?
Any help would be great.
Thanks!
There's a built-in client that will handle L2TP and PPTP VPNs. If you go into Settings/Connections and click "Edit my VPN servers" you can configure the client for your VPN. It's worth a try.
Tried that, didn't work... I decided to ask my University about their network, they said it was a cisco 3000 or something... And also informed me that "to their knowledge" the windows mobile 5 built in client isn't compatible...
I then went to the College of computer science help desk to see if some peers could help me. They said someone had bought a $100 program to be able to connect to the concentrator but didn't know who made it or where to get it.
Does anyone know of such a thing? Or a cheaper alternative?
AnthaVPN
I have found AnthaVPN wich is about from 40$ to 100$ depending what you need.
I'm trying also to open VPN without this IMHO too expensive solution. But if it's the only way - then I need to buy....
Maybe some kind of tunneling from own Linux-server (With Swan) might be the free solution....
I have been testing Bluefire Security's VPN and it works great, but my employer is using a Nortel system sio I cannot comment on the Cisco compatibility. It costs $79. I have also tries Antha but is cause problems enabling Wifi and Gprs.
John
Long time I could’t make connection with the built-in VPN client. After the latest ROM update from Qtek it works (I tested only PPTP). I can make VPN to SBS server and Windows XP. Also I can use Terminal Services true VPN connection.
The only thing I can’t get working is to access network shares (I tried GSFinder+ and NetUse).
Guka

How to open Cisco VPN?

Hi!
In our company we have Cisco VPN clients on laptops. How do I open VPN connection from TyTN?
.............probably not going to happen.
...did you install the client on your phone?
ClCisco does not have client...
There is no official client from Cisco. AFAIK.
There is third party program that I have not installed... Because it is so expensive. First I want to try with what I have...
In TyTN there is clien inside which should support appropriate protocols. It does not support changing RSA-key... afaik again. Any suggestions?
Hmm.
It should work, as long as your company doesn't demand that your computer be joined to a domain or anything. Hostname, username, password should be all you need.
Group password...
I think the biggest problem is this group authentication system... Groupname and password. There is no way to set those parameters.
VPN Clients that support "Group Authentication"
If you require "Group Authentication" you'll need either the:
Bluefire
http://www.bluefiresecurity.com/products/vpn/
(I'm testing with the 15 day free trial and it works, with one annoyance - it does not reestablish automatically if I lose phone signal, and have to reconnect, typing in password again. It will be $79 to own)
or the:
NCP VPN client:
http://www.ncp.de/fileadmin/pdf/datenblaetter/NCP_DS_Entry_Client_CE.pdf
(see 30 day free trial download link at end of the .pdf, I have NOT tested, but read it works here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=356489, $83 to own)
Good luck,
Thank you for pointing the other... I've also been able to find Bluefire but had no time to test it. Good to know that it works. Yes I really need that group authentication. I'll test this second one also.
I've got Bluefire VPN working with a Cisco VPN Concentrator and RSA authentication.
_mike_ said:
I think the biggest problem is this group authentication system... Groupname and password. There is no way to set those parameters.
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I've been trying to connect my Tilt to my Cisco ASA5510 device using standard L2TP and I can't get it to work. No need for groupname and password, but it always fails.
The inbuilt client lt2p does work with cisco vpns we have it working through a cisco 3005 concentrator. It is a bit of a pain to set it up correctly at the concentrator end. If anyone is interested i'll put together a guide based on what we did.
If anyone is interested i'll put together a guide based on what we did
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That would be great!
Please do.
No luck here in WinMo 6.1 .... please advise us on your findings ....
Thanks!
any updates???
Basti756 said:
I've got Bluefire VPN working with a Cisco VPN Concentrator and RSA authentication.
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Please do share what u did to get this working .... versions, configs, etc.
Much appreciated!
Danke!

VPN in Windows Mobile 6

Hi,
I'm currently on a HTC Trinity using Mary's 3.3.5 ROM and want to be able to connect to my universities WiFi network but to do so I need to use a VPN tunnel, anyone recommend a good PPC App that will allow me to connect to my universities VPN?
Cheers,
Mike
mikecsmith said:
Hi,
I'm currently on a HTC Trinity using Mary's 3.3.5 ROM and want to be able to connect to my universities WiFi network but to do so I need to use a VPN tunnel, anyone recommend a good PPC App that will allow me to connect to my universities VPN?
Cheers,
Mike
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WM6 Pro includes both a PPTP & a L2TP/IPSec VPN client. This will work with most VPN routers & firewalls, however they may not be configured to support it. If you can connect using Windows 2000/XP's built-in PPTP or L2TP/IPSec VPN Client then you can almost certainly connect with WM6's.
A lot if VPN Routers & Firewalls are supplied with a 'free' Windows client that has the documentation geared around it. However most (if not all?) of these products will work with the native VPN client in Windows 2000+ (and WM5/6). I would try and stick with the L2TP/IPSec client but this requires some additional steps over setting up PPTP - on both the client & server (router). It is worth the extra steps in my opinion though.
Andy
I have the same problem ... I am not able to connect using the default VPN client ...
Hi,
There's a great review of vpn clients by Menneisyys in the Wiki. It's entitled:
'Access Your Desktop PC From Your Pocket PC!'
I'm sure you'll find it very useful because it would point you in the right direction as regards VPN tunnelling to your Uni's server.
kiwi992.
kiwi992 said:
Hi,
There's a great review of vpn clients by Menneisyys in the Wiki. It's entitled:
'Access Your Desktop PC From Your Pocket PC!'
I'm sure you'll find it very useful because it would point you in the right direction as regards VPN tunnelling to your Uni's server.
kiwi992.
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HI!
Thank you for your reply, but this articles are about "Remote desktop" - like solutions for WM - based devises. Not for connecting to VPN.
Did anybody have had any success so far?
Any working 3-rd party VPN clients / Solutions?
Thank you in advance.
Dmitry.
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keyword list: VPN; connection; VNP over WIFI; VPN WM5; VPN WM6; VPN problem; VPN client;
Hi,
You might find Manneisyys' review very long but if you take your time to read it, you'll see that he talks about the various VPN clients and how they compare. VNC, VNC+, etc are all mentioned there.
Just take your time to read it.
kiwi992.
Nice article, is the VPN working?
Do you have the WM6 VPN client working? Specifically the ActiveSync -> VPN -> MS Exchange functionality that was there under WM5?
kiwi992 said:
Hi,
You might find Manneisyys' review very long but if you take your time to read it, you'll see that he talks about the various VPN clients and how they compare. VNC, VNC+, etc are all mentioned there.
Just take your time to read it.
kiwi992.
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Thank you for your answer!
But. Once again: the article talks about REMOTE CONTROL with the use of things like: RAdmin, MS RDP, etc.
This sofware - are remote desktops, so called VNC, not VPN clients in a classic way.
There is a little mess we get at the moment. (I've defenetelly got)
Let me describe in detail:
People need VPN here for many reasons, for me it is:
- to connect to some VPN through WIFI with our WM5 \ 6 device.
In my case- this is a public WIFI internet provider, which has a wifi coverage in the city.
Wifi is open PPTP. I need to type in a login \ pass on the web page I get, to start using the internet in current wifi session.
The ALTERNATIVE way to conect to internet - is to establish a VPN connection over the wifi.
I can successfully do in on the laptop.
With my UNI, WM5, AKU 3.5 - I can connect to VPN with the built-in VPN Client, but the first request to internet (via browser or Messaging send-receive) - drops my VPN connection, as it described here in the forum.
So: we need some software that can work.
I tried so far:
1. BlueFire VPN - just can't connect.
2. Antha VPN - just doesn't work.
I have heard thah on some other ROMs there is no problem with the built-in VPN client for PPTP, will try with some other WM6 ROMs later.
Any solution so far?
Thank you, kiwi992
Thanks to everybody!
Hi, im sorry for my bad english.
I have the same Problem. I search for an VPN tool. I have wm6. I know ther ist an VPN client but it doesn't work. To connect to the VPN in my University I need the L2TP/IPSec "safety andcertificate" but I don't kwon where I can load this.
thank's for helping
IronMaster1987 said:
Hi, im sorry for my bad english.
I have the same Problem. I search for an VPN tool. I have wm6. I know ther ist an VPN client but it doesn't work. To connect to the VPN in my University I need the L2TP/IPSec "safety andcertificate" but I don't kwon where I can load this.
thank's for helping
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Hi! The L2TP/IPSec is a special story.
It is widely discussed here at forum: xda-developers > General discussion > Networking >
Search for *VPN* string on this forum.
This is the: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=302520&page=2&highlight=*VPN* one of the success stories.
You need to obtain the certificate from the system administrators of your network. You may also have some "magic" URL in your campus network, where you can download the required certificate. This URL should point to the inranet web page of the web interface of the VPN server.
If your goal is to securely connect to some specific computer on the network, you should use one of the VNC programs: the VNC server part on the computer, and the VNC client on your device.
In any case - first check your certificate \ settings on, say, Windows XP laptop, connected through WIFI, first, then continue with the device.
Good luck!
Dmitry
VPN problems
I don't know if this issue is specific to my device (pharos gps 600 gps phone), or to windows mobile 6 which I'm running.
I can't connect to my vpn through wifi, the reason being is that I cannot associate any connections through the wifi card with the vpn info.
Wifi card doesn't show as a selectable modem in the modem tab next to the vpn tab in the vpn config. Only modems are cellular line modems, bluetooth, and one "hayes compatible com1" which is my usb I would guess.
Does anybody know how I might get around this?

Best VPN Software?? Bluefire Security Mobile VPN A++

just thought I would share my experiences. I need 24x7 access to my work network as I am one of the system admins...searching the internet I found what seemed to be just about the only one around...anthasoft vpn..downloaded the trial and I just couldnt get it to connect, not to mention whenever i had the program installed it killed my t-mobile data GPRS data connection....so i uninstalled it and stumbled upon Bluefire Mobile VPN
http://www.bluefiresecurity.com/products/vpn/
They have a free 14 day trial that installed and connects perfectly over gprs or wifi to my company network! I use it in conjunction with Mochasoft TN5250 for as/400 access and Jetcet print for a wireless connection with printing anywhere on the go
OpenVPN is free...
I use OpenVPN and it's great. It also completely free. For more information go to http://ovpnppc.ziggurat29.com/ovpnppc-main.htm. The one downside to openvpn is that it requires some knowledge to make it work; you need to know how to create and sign certificates in OpenSSL. There's a tutorial at the main OpenVPN site at openvpn.sf.net. With this, I can't understand why anyone would want to pay for a VPN solution. If you've got the technical knowledge, it's a no-brainer.
...but it doesn't work with Cisco vpn.
OpenVPN that is. Bluefire works perfectly with our corporate Cisco VPN. Which for me is a must have.
Well, obviously...
Of course you have to use the correct VPN client to connect to your VPN server. But if I have a choice about which VPN solution to set up, I'll choose OpenVPN for its cost-effectiveness.
likewise we have a cisco vpn here at our auction, so Bluefire was a must!

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