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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

L2TP/IPSec VPN?

I have had a quick search and haven't found an answer so here goes....
I previously had an iPAQ 6365 that I had working with L2TP/IPSec & PPTP VPN connections to a Windows 2003 Server. The L2TP/IPSec took a bit of setting up since I needed to get a Certificate on the device. Anyway after a lot of messing around I got it to work.
I have attempted the same procedure with my QTEK 9100 and I just can't get the L2TP/IPSec VPN client to work at all. I have the PPTP VPN working but if I change the connection from PPTP to L2TP/IPSec the Wizard doesn't even attempt to make a connection. I have put a sniffer on and have captured the PPTP connection setup that now works, but when I attempt to connect the L2TP/IPSec VPN nothing is transmitted by the Wizard at all. There is a brief flash on the Wizard as if it's about to start but nothing happens and the 'VPN server problems' dialogue box appears. I saw the post about disabling the Phone Skin setting in the registry but that has not made any difference.
I am running Faria's AKU 3.2 ROM but I don't remember anything in the notes (now gone...) about L2TP/IPSec VPN's not working....
Has anyone had any success with this?
Thanks
Andy

Just curious, do you use the built-in VPN on the pda, or do you use a separate VPN client for the ppc?

quordandis said:
Just curious, do you use the built-in VPN on the pda, or do you use a separate VPN client for the ppc?
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The built-in VPN client. As I said I had this all working with a iPAQ 6365. There were limitations to the L2TP/IPSec client (no NAT-T being the main one), but I can't even get that far with the Wizard.....
I have done some more testing today and used Molski's 2.26 ROM but get the same results. The Wizard doesn't even attempt to transmit anything when L2TP/IPSec is selected. With PPTP it works every time.
Andy

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?

Windows Mobile IPSec VPN?

My phone is really like a small computer (HTC Advantage x7510) and I would really like to be able to connect it to my company's corporate VPN. A typical windows/mac/linux client connects with Cisco's AnyConnect software, and while Cisco released a version of AnyConnect with the iPhone, they didn't for Windows Mobile 6.1. The problem as I understand it is that Windows Mobile natively supports PPTP and L2TP/IPSec connections while the Cisco implementation wants pure IPSec. The authentication scheme that we use is certificate based and then user/pass based. I created a user certificate on my desktop and then exported it to a .pfx (PKCS #12 Container) file and then imported it on my mobile device.
I have tried The Green Bow, but I have been unable to get this to work... The app seems rather buggy and I can't even save off the log properly to find out why it isn't working.
http://www.thegreenbow.com/mobile.html
Bluefire seemed like it would do the trick, but after I tell it what Certificate to use and click Finish, it tosses out an error: "An internal error has occurred while processing your request. Please contact the system administrator". It appears that Bluefire Security has disappeared, at least from the web.
Anatha VPN seemed like it would be an option, however the UI seems buggy because I can't get the dropdowns to work in the configuration (using any DPI setting in realvga). Either the Gateway dropdown or the Gateway Type dropdown do not work... it varies.
http://www.anthasoft.com/anthavpn-virtual-private-network.php
Does anyone have a solution? Free or commercial... doesn't matter.

Latest version of NCP VPN works very very well for Cisco IPSec, you can download a trial version which is valid for a few days. not buggy, but commercial....
http://www.ncp-e.com/en.html

padanfain said:
My phone is really like a small computer (HTC Advantage x7510) and I would really like to be able to connect it to my company's corporate VPN. A typical windows/mac/linux client connects with Cisco's AnyConnect software, and while Cisco released a version of AnyConnect with the iPhone, they didn't for Windows Mobile 6.1. The problem as I understand it is that Windows Mobile natively supports PPTP and L2TP/IPSec connections while the Cisco implementation wants pure IPSec. The authentication scheme that we use is certificate based and then user/pass based. I created a user certificate on my desktop and then exported it to a .pfx (PKCS #12 Container) file and then imported it on my mobile device.
I have tried The Green Bow, but I have been unable to get this to work... The app seems rather buggy and I can't even save off the log properly to find out why it isn't working.
http://www.thegreenbow.com/mobile.html
Bluefire seemed like it would do the trick, but after I tell it what Certificate to use and click Finish, it tosses out an error: "An internal error has occurred while processing your request. Please contact the system administrator". It appears that Bluefire Security has disappeared, at least from the web.
Anatha VPN seemed like it would be an option, however the UI seems buggy because I can't get the dropdowns to work in the configuration (using any DPI setting in realvga). Either the Gateway dropdown or the Gateway Type dropdown do not work... it varies.
http://www.anthasoft.com/anthavpn-virtual-private-network.php
Does anyone have a solution? Free or commercial... doesn't matter.
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I am not sure who told you there wasn't a Windows Mobile version of the Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client because there is. There are Windows versions, Intel & PowerPC Mac OS X versions, Linux versions and Windows Mobile 5/6 versions available. I can't however see an iPhone version.
The current version for all platforms is 2.3.0254. The release notes are here:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/sec...nyconnect23/release/notes/anyconnect23rn.html
Andy

AnyConnect VPN Client is available for WM Pro, but it does not support IPSec...

The Anyconnect from Cisco doesnt work with the concentrators.

tenser234 said:
The Anyconnect from Cisco doesnt work with the concentrators.
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No it doesn't. The 3000 series concentrators have been EOL for a while. The AnyConnect client is for use with IOS Routers and ASA Firewalls (plus the PIX but this is EOL as well). You can use the native L2TP/IPSec client in WM5/6 with the 3000 Concentrator though (as you can with IOS & the ASA).
Andy

We have a trial mobile agent setup and I have anyconnect installed and configured on my phone. I am able to establish a VPN over HSPDA and I can hit internal web pages via IE, but I am unable to RDP or SSH anywhere. Is anyone using anyconnect and able to do these things?

padanfain said:
We have a trial mobile agent setup and I have anyconnect installed and configured on my phone. I am able to establish a VPN over HSPDA and I can hit internal web pages via IE, but I am unable to RDP or SSH anywhere. Is anyone using anyconnect and able to do these things?
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I know this is really old, but I was looking for some ipsec stuff for home. However I do use AnyConnect for SSL work vpn and I can RDP and SSH just fine.

The AnyConnect SSL Mobile client works great with the ASA 5500's. Does anyone know what it takes to fool the router into thinking a mobile device is not VPN'ing in? You need a Windows Mobile AnyConnect license installed to make the Windows Mobile client connect. We do not own any at the moment and I'm eager to see it work.

Ok I've got my ASA 5510 working perfectly using Windows Mobile and Bluefire IPSec vpn. We normally run SSL Vpn but keep Ipsec open for site to site VPN as well as mobile VPN. I got a quote on Cisco SSL AnyConnect mobile licenses on the firewall and they are $100 a pop. But if you're looking for a great IpSec client that works go with Bluefire...

VPN Client for WinMo 6.1 (or 6.5) working with Cisco on the other side???

HI to all
I am looking for a working VPN Client (the Iphone has one which is working) to connect my Touch Cruise to the intranet of my firm.
I read that NCP has one, but it is quite expensive ...
is there any other solucion?
For free?
Shrew is working fine on my laptop, but y would like to check something out of mi WinMo Polaris.
I actually am using WinMo 6.1 but if necessary I also could change to 6.5
Thanks
Isidar

OpenVPN has a free client for WinMo but I don't know if it will work for your VPN, give it a shot.

you can use hamachi-0.0.3.1
http://rapidshare.com/files/83751409/hamachi-0.0.3.1.rar (for your mobile)
https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi/list.asp (for your pc)

clmbngbkng said:
OpenVPN has a free client for WinMo but I don't know if it will work for your VPN, give it a shot.
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i think openvpn is not compatible with cisco vpn since cisco uses ipsec and openvpn uses a simply tunnel created on udp port 1194 (no need for gre,ike,or pptp port's/protocols open).
it's much simpier but work very well and just with the p12 certificate (ok my certificate is 2048bit so i think it is minimally secure, nothing like a dynamic generated rsa key but even better than just a ssh tunnel or something like).

Back in the days of Windows Mobile 2003 I used to use "MovianVPN" to connect to my university network. The software is now superseded by AnthaVPN (www.anthasoft.com). It is designed for Windows Mobile 5 and they have no mention of WM6 compatibility, but I think its worth a shot.
I also read about another product called "Bluefire VPN", but I can't seem to find it online at the moment.
Edit: The above solutions are not free, but the price might be refundable by your company.

Cisco AnyConnect for Pocket PC
There is an application from Cisco itself that you can download and try.
It's based an Cisco's new Anyconnect module
anyconnect-wince-ARMv4I-activesync-2.3.2016-k9.msi
http://cisco.quanza.net/anyconnect-wince-ARMv4I-activesync-2.3.2016-k9.msi
The website http://www.tycoon.mxm.cx/ has a couple of VPN software apps for all OS

Shawn Botha said:
There is an application from Cisco itself that you can download and try.
It's based an Cisco's new Anyconnect module
anyconnect-wince-ARMv4I-activesync-2.3.2016-k9.msi
http://cisco.quanza.net/anyconnect-wince-ARMv4I-activesync-2.3.2016-k9.msi
The website http://www.tycoon.mxm.cx/ has a couple of VPN software apps for all OS
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The Cisco device at the other end has to be setup for SSL VPN otherwise Anyconnect does not work. This is somewhat new and SSL VPN licenses are expensive.
Personally I use AnthaVPN on my HTC Touch (WinMo 6.1 Pro) and it works great with our IPSec Cisco VPN (the old way since we're too cheap to buy the licenses for the SSL VPN).
EDIT: And if your company is setup for SSL VPN, you should not need to download a client. Your admin should give you a website and it connects to the router/firewall/VPN concentrator and downloads the proper client for you. Better than going to some random site to download something.

The integrated L2TP/IPSec client?
I have posted previously on here about VPN clients and Cisco Routers & Firewalls. The integrated L2TP/IPSec client works with both Cisco PIX/ASA Firewalls as well as IOS Routers - it is dependant on how these are configured though. I posted two configurations from PIX 6.3(5) and PIX 7.2(4) - both of which I had working. It seems there are some limitations when setting up groups however my testing didn't include this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=444948&highlight=Cisco
I was going to test the Group issues someone reported but never got around to it - I have a full-time job as well
Andy

Shawn Botha said:
There is an application from Cisco itself that you can download and try.
It's based an Cisco's new Anyconnect module
anyconnect-wince-ARMv4I-activesync-2.3.2016-k9.msi
http://cisco.quanza.net/anyconnect-wince-ARMv4I-activesync-2.3.2016-k9.msi
The website http://www.tycoon.mxm.cx/ has a couple of VPN software apps for all OS
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Cisco nice good work,try it with my Dopod and router working.
thank you guys to put the links.

AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5
Hi guys
Could anyone post the link for Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 2.5 as it is one of the only vpn client solutions having WM6.5 and Cisco routers work together
Could you propose any other solution for WM6.5 and Group authentication cisco servers
Thanks

I have just downloaded the AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, v2.5 and it works a treat thanks for this post, it was released in Aug and works with 6.5
Please note, i legally have a CCO account and valid service contracts for Cisco ASA and VPN gateways.
To the previous poster, please buy relevant CCO access to download.