VPN connection to Cisco firewall?

[Fat Tone]

I need a VPN in to the firewall of my hosted server to let a developer have secure access. The host provided me with a Cisco VPN client software and offer Windows, Mac and Linux versions. Sadly my developer runs XP-64 and Cisco don't provide a 64 bit version.

Is there any other client I could use to connect that would run on XP-64? The transport is IPSEC/UDP and the Cisco app comes with a certificate, but the Export function fails.

Any ideas if I can work around this? If not I'm going to have to open up the firewall more widely than I would like.

Thanks,

T.

[Jammrock]

I can see three options. Virtualize the application (Citrix, thinstall, MokaFive, etc), dual boot or run a 32-bit virtual machine (which probably won't work well).

There are also ways to hack 32-bit apps to run in 64-bit, but unless they have been tested for your specific app I would not try it.

[magog]

Yes, I know this 64Bit problem with my WinXP Pro x64 and the University firewall here.
This is really annoying for users and embarrassing for Cisco not being able to create a simple x64 Network driver (how hard can it be...a simple recompile + testing?). Cisco had 2+ years to update their VPN client.

There should be a new version of the Cisco VPN client named "Cisco AnyConnect". As far as I know this is the successor of the previous Cisco VPN client and it is available for x64 systems.
Unfortunately I couldn't get a copy so far and I don't know if it can use it with the "old" VPN server or if you need a AnyConnect compatible one (SSL?).

[Gurm]

You can use Cisco ... uh ... Anyconnect? ConnectAnywhere? Something like that.

But only if your firewall supports its methods of authentication.

Otherwise... yes, you're really stuck running it in a 32-bit VM and connecting from within the VM and then sharing the connection out.

AWESOME, huh?

Cisco reportedly has said that they consider the 64-bit OS market to be "trivial" in scope.

Cisco - best routers in the world!

[Fat Tone]

Thanks for the ideas. I'm sure my host would have offered AnyConnect if it were an option.

[Helevitia]

AFAIK, AnyConnect doesn't work with IPSEC currently.

Release Notes for AnyConnect: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/secu...nnect22rn.html

[Ribbit]

No idea if it will do what you want (it doesn't work for my employer's setup), and I suspect still quite buggy, but there's vpnc: http://www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/~massar/vpnc/

[Fluff]

http://www.lancom-systems.de/Software-Client.41+M52087573ab0.0.html