Security Good generic VPN client for MacOS?

[Jupitus]

Hey guys - have a chap at work and we're trying to connect into another network via a VPN connection - it works fine for me using shrewsoft VPN client, and RSAtoken... can anyone suggest a good (free) VPN client we can try on his Mac pls?

 

[Jupitus]

It's MacOS Catalina on a Macbook Pro, btw

 

[Deebs]

Doesn't MacOs have a builtin VPN client? Though it depends on what VPN server he is connecting to?

 

[Jupitus]

Honestly? I really don't effing know, fucking Macs!!

Can MacOS use a *.pcf config file?

 

[Deebs]

Honestly? I really don't effing know, fucking Macs!!

Can MacOS use a *.pcf config file?

That is most likely specific to a software client. Edit (looks like it is a packaging standard for vpn client configurations from a quick google)

Set up a VPN connection on Mac

To connect your Mac to a virtual private network (VPN), enter configuration settings in Network preferences.

support.apple.com

You can import something into the Mac VPN client so ask him to give it a go with the .pcf file.

 

[caLLous]

The OpenVPN client?

 

[Wij]

Honestly? I really don't effing know, fucking Macs!!

Can MacOS use a *.pcf config file?

cisco vpnclient password decoder

 

[Jupitus]

I got bored and told him to use a normal fucking pc

 

[Wij]

I got bored and told him to use a normal fucking pc

The built-in client on MacOS does old-style cisco vpns out of the box if you decode the pcf. Used to use it myself.

Those old vpns are massively insecure though.

 

[Jupitus]

The built-in client on MacOS does old-style cisco vpns out of the box if you decode the pcf. Used to use it myself.

Those old vpns are massively insecure though.

Yeah - problem is I can use shrewsoft to connect to multiple sites all at once and then run monitoring software which details all of the servers in each particular DC - invaluable when working from home. We do have a replacement inbound, but it's clunky as shit... ah well, I'll have to just suck it up!

 

[MYstIC G]

It's MacOS Catalina on a Macbook Pro, btw

Bootcamp? 😉

 

[Wij]

Bootcamp? 😉

 

[Jupitus]

I don't geddit

 

[MYstIC G]

I don't geddit

Use Windows on the Mac

 

[Jupitus]

Use Windows on the Mac

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[Ormorof]

I use Tunnelblick | Free open source OpenVPN VPN client server software for macOS