Cisco+Mac: Operate some apps thru VPN, the others not?

Cisco+Mac: Operate some apps thru VPN, the others not?
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Cisco+Mac: Operate some apps thru VPN, the others not? Tim Murray 03-31-2006
Posted by Tim Murray on March 31, 2006, 12:56 pm
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System is Mac OS X 10.4.5, and Cisco Client 4.8

When I'm on line with my customer's VPN, I can't do much else (browse,
e-mail) because their internal rules are so restrictive.

Is there a way to operate only some applications through VPN, yet operate
everything else (Apple Mail, browsing) outside of VPN? The VPN apps would be
Entourage and the Novell client.


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Posted by Scott Lowe on March 31, 2006, 2:10 pm
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> System is Mac OS X 10.4.5, and Cisco Client 4.8
>
> When I'm on line with my customer's VPN, I can't do much else (browse,
> e-mail) because their internal rules are so restrictive.
> Is there a way to operate only some applications through VPN, yet
> operate everything else (Apple Mail, browsing) outside of VPN? The VPN
> apps would be Entourage and the Novell client.

I would imagine not. Split tunneling, the ability to route some
traffic through the VPN but not other types of traffic, is a feature
configured by the VPN endpoint and passed down to the VPN client.

HTH.

--
Regards,
Scott Lowe
ePlus Technology, Inc.


Posted by Tim Murray on April 1, 2006, 12:18 pm
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On Mar 31, 2006, Scott Lowe wrote:
>
>> System is Mac OS X 10.4.5, and Cisco Client 4.8
>>
>> When I'm on line with my customer's VPN, I can't do much else (browse,
>> e-mail) because their internal rules are so restrictive.
>> Is there a way to operate only some applications through VPN, yet
>> operate everything else (Apple Mail, browsing) outside of VPN? The VPN
>> apps would be Entourage and the Novell client.
>
> I would imagine not. Split tunneling, the ability to route some
> traffic through the VPN but not other types of traffic, is a feature
> configured by the VPN endpoint and passed down to the VPN client.
>
> HTH.
>
>

Just a few minutes ago, seriously, I found that the Cisco client has a check
box "Allow Local LAN Access", and when it's enabled, it works: the two things
I need for VPN, Novell and Entourage, work fine via the corporate network,
yet Mail and browsing work as well.

I have no idea how the apps know which to use -- VPN or local LAN -- but they
do.


Posted by Scott Lowe on April 3, 2006, 2:29 pm
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> On Mar 31, 2006, Scott Lowe wrote:
>>
>>> System is Mac OS X 10.4.5, and Cisco Client 4.8
>>>
>>> When I'm on line with my customer's VPN, I can't do much else (browse,
>>> e-mail) because their internal rules are so restrictive.
>>> Is there a way to operate only some applications through VPN, yet
>>> operate everything else (Apple Mail, browsing) outside of VPN? The VPN
>>> apps would be Entourage and the Novell client.
>>
>> I would imagine not. Split tunneling, the ability to route some
>> traffic through the VPN but not other types of traffic, is a feature
>> configured by the VPN endpoint and passed down to the VPN client.
>>
>> HTH.
>>
>>
>
> Just a few minutes ago, seriously, I found that the Cisco client has a
> check box "Allow Local LAN Access", and when it's enabled, it works:
> the two things I need for VPN, Novell and Entourage, work fine via the
> corporate network, yet Mail and browsing work as well.
>
> I have no idea how the apps know which to use -- VPN or local LAN --
> but they do.

Excellent news--I had been holding off installing the Cisco client on
my own PowerBook running Mac OS X 10.4.5, but I may have to try it now.

--
Regards,
Scott Lowe
ePlus Technology, Inc.


Posted by Tim Murray on April 4, 2006, 12:10 am
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On Apr 3, 2006, Scott Lowe wrote:
> Excellent news--I had been holding off installing the Cisco client on
> my own PowerBook running Mac OS X 10.4.5, but I may have to try it now.

But wait a bit longer. Take a look at the info for the latest 10.4.6 update,
it mentions Apple's VPN working with Cisco servers.

I will try this Tuesday -- I would love to unload the Cisco client!



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