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Does anybody know of a IPSEC VPN client that works?

I'm trying to connect my phone (Samsung SCH-i760) to my co's Cisco VPN concentrators (all IPSEC) via the phone's wifi.
I've tried Bluefire and AnthaVPN and they make my wifi connection disappear. The wifi doesn't re-appear until I remove the vpn software.
I've also tried the NCP's client and when the software is installed the phone won't turn back on after it's turned off after some period of inactivity. The only way to get the phone back on is to remove and reinstall the battery.
Does anybody know of a client that works?
Thanks!

gm2racer said:
I'm trying to connect my phone (Samsung SCH-i760) to my co's Cisco VPN concentrators (all IPSEC) via the phone's wifi.
I've tried Bluefire and AnthaVPN and they make my wifi connection disappear. The wifi doesn't re-appear until I remove the vpn software.
I've also tried the NCP's client and when the software is installed the phone won't turn back on after it's turned off after some period of inactivity. The only way to get the phone back on is to remove and reinstall the battery.
Does anybody know of a client that works?
Thanks!
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There is a built-in L2TP/IPSec VPN client in Windows Mobile......
I use this to connect to both Cisco PIX/ASA Firewalls as well as Cisco routers. Have a search as I think I even posted some configurations as well.
Andy

ADB100 said:
There is a built-in L2TP/IPSec VPN client in Windows Mobile......
I use this to connect to both Cisco PIX/ASA Firewalls as well as Cisco routers. Have a search as I think I even posted some configurations as well.
Andy
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There's no facility in the built-in VPN client to pass groupname and grouppwd, so unfortunately it doesn't work with my co's VPN infrastructure.
Thanks!

gm2racer said:
There's no facility in the built-in VPN client to pass groupname and grouppwd, so unfortunately it doesn't work with my co's VPN infrastructure.
Thanks!
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You can specify the group as part of the username and the VPN device should interpret it (assuming it has been configured to do so?), however I don't think there is a way to send a separate group password.
Code:
[email protected]!group-vpn
or
[email protected]#group-vpn
If you are using strong encryption with good PSK's or Certificates then the group password doesn't really give you that much (IMO). I prefer to keep things simple for users so there is less for them to break. The built-in VPN client in Windows is pretty simply (same as the dial-up) and can be easily packaged using the Windows CMAK tools.
Cisco has recently released the AnyConnect VPN client for Windows Mobile. it might be worth having a look at this.
Andy

Andy, unfortunately it's my co's VPN that I'm trying to connect into, and they mandate groupname and grouppwd, so I guess I'm outta luck with the built-in VPN client...
Regarding the Cisco AnyConnect VPN client, I thought it only did SSL VPN and didn't have any facility to do IPSec VPN.

Weird, I have been using Bluefire v2.7.5.706 for about a year and a half with out a problem. I connect to my company ASA5000 IPSEC VPN client without a problem. Of course, its not over WiFi but over the 3G network. But even with the software installed, I have not had WiFi disappear on me. Did you try establishing a wifi connection first, then connecting through Bluefire?

There is also this VPN Mobile software (http://www.thegreenbow.com/mobile.html) for mobile devices.
Give it a try and tell us what want you think. You can try it for 30 days free of license.
Here is the software download page for VPN Mobile.
Same here for VPN Client software for laptop.
Greenbow team.

PPTP VPN Problems

Hi,
i know, theres already a Thread about PPTP. But this thread seems to be death
Now the X10 is rooted. But PPTP is still not working. Has anyone got the PPTP VPN working ?
I dont mean such comercial VPN Providers.Many DSL Routers have a PPTP Server inside, so theres no need to pay for a pptp vpn account.
My Bintec R1200 Router has an enabled pptp Account which i can access from my Windows PC and my Ipod. But i never get a connection with my X10.
I´ve read many threads about pptp problems.Some people could connect for just some minutes. But i never could connect. I never got an IP from my pptp Server.
Does anyone know something more about this terrible pptp bug ?
I don´t understand why linux makes such problems with this.I sold my Nokia N800 because it was full of issues ^^ Now i got the next linux device which has some same issues,too
Please help me
Chris

Does no one can oer want to help me here ??

I´ll try a bump ^^
No one can tell me, that no one has a vpn router at home and had never tryed to connect it with the x10

[Q] VPN help needed

First, the background. I have a new Verizon Galaxy Tab, very impressive and I have searched extensively about this problem. I need to establish a VPN tunnel with a couple of client sites. I have Server 2008 and Sonicwall endpoints available with PPTP (Server 2008) and L2TP (both endpoints) available. I have spent the better part of a day trying every option I can to establish a VPN connection with no success.
Has anyone successfully used the built-in VPN capabilities? I have read that PPTP is broken in Froyo but that possibly L2TP may work. Please do not suggest alternate services as a solution as I am aware already of that route, although I am open to purchasing any app that would make this work. My device is not rooted and I am not interested at this time of flashing any custom ROM. I am interested in determining what works and how you made it work. Thanks in advance.

ourtech said:
I have Server 2008 and Sonicwall endpoints available with PPTP (Server 2008) and L2TP (both endpoints) available.
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SonicWALL have VPN clients for their NetExtender and Aventail products on the Market. I've used Aventail and it works great.
Regards,
Dave

Thanks. I will give it a try. I found a client in the market from Sonicwall.

Update
I tried the SSL VPN client (NetExtender) for SonicWall and it works very well. If anyone needs a VPN solution and their SonicWall supports SSL VPN then go for it.

do you need to have SonicWall VPN? Is it possible to use pptp to connect to a vpn?

I tried the PPTP and L2TP built-in clients with no success. I bought my Tab to be able to fix a problem on a server when I am mobile and I was disappointed that I was not able to get either working. Searching didn't yield much except that PPTP is apparently broken and L2TP is somewhat non-standard. It may also be that it has been fixed on models from other carriers (I have a Verizon unit). So I say try it, but don't be surprised if it doesn't work. I am hoping that the supposed Gingerbread release may offer some fixes in this area. In the meantime, the SonicWall is a solution for me, but won't be for most people.

I have the Verizon Tab also. I am wondering how I can connect to my VPN. Can Android use any of these: OpenVPN (SSL), PPTP, and Cisco IPsec.

I have the built-in VPN working via L2TP to my home network, running xl2tpd. I never got IPSec working, though (trying to provide with StrongSwan PSK).

Are you using the Verizon Tab? I have no problem connecting to the same vpn with my Evo.
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I have the built-in VPN working via L2TP to my home network, running xl2tpd. I never got IPSec working, though (trying to provide with StrongSwan PSK).
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I'm using a T-Mobile tab. That shouldn't make any difference, however.

I've never seen L2TP working on Android, and so far (1.6; 2.1; 2.2) Froyo has the best PPTP support with a whole minute before whatever app you are using starts to time out.
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[Q] VPN Bug ?

there is many post about VPN
it seems there is something wrong in VPN software.. Also PPTP or L2TP.
I use a MacOSX server with VPN server enabled.
I can connect without any problem with any laptop.
But ... with my 2.2 android (Motorola Defy)
L2TP don't find the server
PPTP disconnect immediatly after the IP (from VPN) is affected.
The is some post on the web suggesting there is an encryption problem.
does anyone see this problem ?
if yes what to do ?
Problem is same with wifi or 3G connection

CM7 with working VPN

Hi All,
I've been trying a few CM7 builds, and the speed is amazing, but I can't connect to my VPN using either LT2P or PPTP on any of them?
Can anybody please point me in the direction of a CM7 build where VPN works for them? Being in China, where Google services disappear every now and then, having VPN access is very important!
Cheers guys.

I'm guessing nobody uses VPN with CM7? I can get OpenVPN to connect, but it won't route internet traffic through the VPN gateway. So frustrating!

Looking for this too, I can't get my PPTP to even connect. Maybe it's a common issue in all CM builds?

Yes, I have tried many CM7 builds and all the same - PPTP and L2TP refuse to connect. Lucky I have my Galaxy S to use with VPN, but I'd really like to get this working. If any devs stumble on this thread, would logcat output be useful?

mikeysteele said:
Yes, I have tried many CM7 builds and all the same - PPTP and L2TP refuse to connect. Lucky I have my Galaxy S to use with VPN, but I'd really like to get this working. If any devs stumble on this thread, would logcat output be useful?
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I'm using OpenVPN for connecting to my company - this is working very well, except DNS resolution. Therefore I have to use the IP...
PPTP and L2TP are not working on my CM7 phone!

I just got my OpenVPN working by forcing it to use 8.8.8.8 which is google's free DNS server.

native CM7 vpn client trouble with 3G
mikeysteele said:
Hi All,
I've been trying a few CM7 builds, and the speed is amazing, but I can't connect to my VPN using either LT2P or PPTP on any of them?
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I have the same problem! Native CM7 vpn client isnt work via 3G, but if i use WiFi it works fine. The connection is stable, but after seconds traffic goes down, ping also down.
If i use such soft as DroidVPN (free for testing, droidvpnDOTcom) it works fine without any problem. But this soft is commercial vpn access.
Hovewer i need vpn working client for corporate network use.