Cisco VPN on Mac vs Windows??

The settings should be identical and it should work. I have not tried the latest Cisco client (for Mac OS X 10.4 compatibility) to see how well it performs with ARD, but it did work with the Cisco client under Mac OS X 10.3 (though I didn't try VNC at all).

It depends on the type of VPN hardware your company has installed. I use a Cisco PIX 515E at my office and it has a fully Tiger-compatible client.

Other models of Cisco's VPN hardware may not support Mac.

I personally have never had luck getting Tiger's built-in VPN client to successfully connect to my PIX... but that could be chalked up to user error.....

I personally have never had luck getting Tiger's built-in VPN client to successfully connect to my PIX... but that could be chalked up to user error.....

Probably not. My understanding it that Cisco uses a proprietary VPN system that only works with their own client.

Do you have the latest version of the Cisco client for Mac OS X? Earlier versions were not compatible with Mac OS X 10.4. The most recent version is apparently 4.7.00.0510.

Where did you get the client? The last time I was on a job where I used Cisco VPN, I had to use a client configured by the company, not a generic download. I have used Cisco VPN on OS 9 and OS X successfully, but haven't done it in Tiger.

You have to have an authorized login with Cisco to download their clients, so you'll probably have to work with your network administrator people to get the new version.

You can download the client here: http://sdp.cit.nih.gov/downloads/vpn_tools.asp

Is anyone having trouble with 4.7? I can no longer connect. It acts like it is connected but Remote Desktop cannot locate the server.

I also noticed that the alias to the invisible file opt (private/opt/cisco-vpn) shows up in finder under the hard drive. I have reinstalled, tried sudo commands, opened up a port on my firewall, turned the firewall off completely but no luck to getting a connection or getting the opt alias to quit showing up as a visible file.

I am going to try and reinstall remote desktop but if this does not work I will see if going back to 4.6 still works. 4.6 worked but I would still have times when the connection would seem to pause - meaning I would be typing along and realize that last 4 or 5 letters have not shown up and within a second or two they show up one after the other. I have tried to change the MTU but nothing really changes it.

Do you have the latest version of the Cisco client for Mac OS X? Earlier versions were not compatible with Mac OS X 10.4. The most recent version is apparently 4.7.00.0510.

It's a good idea to keep current with the latest available Cisco VPN client. However, client versions earlier than 4.7.00.0510 are compatible with OS.X.4. In fact I am still using vs 4.6.04 (0061) successfully.

Sorry, I didn't phrase my post very well. I wasn't asking for a download source, I was actually suggesting that it may be best to obtain the VPN client from the employer, not from a generic download.

dallastigers - how odd that you write this - I am having the exact same issue with 4.7.00.0510. It worked 2 days ago, then since yesterday it acts as if it connects, grabs an IP address (or says it does) and then.. nothing can connect. I also have a folder called "opt" at the root level of my hard drive.

Unfortunately, can't attempt to trouble shoot until tonight. I will, however, try to open a trouble ticket with Cisco and see what happens.

Have you found any solutions yet??? I have the same problem in that the VPN 4.7 connects, but it will not let me connect to my company server's IP address. My VPN system was orignally set up by a company that is no longer in business, and I have no knowledge in this area. I'm just trying to learn through this discussion site. Any easy to follow instructions you might have would be great! Thanks.

Hi Christy,

No solution yet. I have opened a trouble ticket with Cisco on the matter, but no solution has reared it's head yet. Stay tuned!