<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Michael Hirsch <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mdhirsch@gmail.com">mdhirsch@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 8:22 AM, Jim Popovitch <<a href="mailto:yahoo@jimpop.com">yahoo@jimpop.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> 2008/10/9 mike barnes <<a href="mailto:mdb3624@gmail.com">mdb3624@gmail.com</a>>:<br>
>> I have a cisco vpn client for windows which has all of the vpn information.<br>
>> I need to get that information and move it to a linux machine.<br>
>><br>
>> Does anyone know how I can do this?<br>
><br>
> Several ways.<br>
><br>
> 1) Get the Cisco Linux vpnclient and use the same .pcf file as you did<br>
> on Windows.<br>
><br>
> 2) (If running Gnome) Add the NetworkManager Vpnc extensions and<br>
> import your .pcf into NetworkManager.<br>
><br>
> 3) Install vpnc and create a /etc/vpnc/*.conf script with the details<br>
> from you .pcf<br>
<br>
</div>Only problem with 3) is that there is often an encrypted secret in the<br>
.pcf file and vpnc needs the plain text. The good news is that there<br>
are scrits, and even a website, you can use to decrypt the secret.<br>
<br>
In generate I recommend using vpnc instead of the cisco client. It<br>
doesn't go into your kernel and need recompiling every time you<br>
upgrade, and it support 64 bit and multiprocessor. Last time I tried<br>
the cisco client it didn't support those. Maybe that has changed.</blockquote><div><br>Nope. Still 32-bit and requires kernel modules. Also makes it very hard if you are multi-tasking and working on two separate networks. Once the crisco fires up the only net access is through the crisco vpn.<br>
<br>With new gnome-keyring and NetworkManager, the keys can be stored in the private keyring and not as clear text in a file.<br><br>Use crisco networking gear 'cause it takes "grease" to get them!<br></div>
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