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Product Description:
VPN Tracker from equinux is the Premier Mac VPN client for Mac OS X, allowing the user to establish a safe data transfer between their Mac and their company's network. Once installed on the Mac, the corporate network is just one click away. VPN Tracker 5 has been completely re-written from the ground up and optimized for use on remote workstations. As well as an entirely new user interface, VPN Tracker 5 also features a greatly improved IPSec engine and a number of useful features for working within workgroups.
What's new in this version:
- Fixed an issue where VPN connections were restarted because of events from network interfaces that were not directly related to the connection (e.g. AirPort when the connection was established over Ethernet)
- Improved handling of automated connection start/stop when changing AirPort networks
- Implemented a workaround for a kernel panic on Mac OS X 10.5 systems that occured under some circumstances when network interfaces were removed.
- The “Cisco Unityâ€ÂÂ� vendor ID is no longer sent to devices that are not known to support this attribute
- Cisco device profiles are now preconfigured to automatically perform XAUTH when requested by the device. Existing connections will not be modified.
- Fixed a crash when using an empty user name during Extended Authentication (XAUTH)
- Fixed a display bug where connection progress was not accurately reflected in the progress bar
- Adjusted mode config timing when using automatic mode config
- Reduced the packet size of the first packet when performing SonicWALL Simple Client Provisioning (SCP). This will help connectivity in situations where routers do not deal well with fragmented packets
Operating System Requirements:
This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:
- Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
- Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
- Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Additional Requirements:
- Mac OS X 10.4.x or higher, Mac OS X 10.5 or higher
- BSD subsystem package from Mac OS X installation
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Impossible licensing - and didn't work well with Zyxel router 
- Version: 5.3, 9/10/2008 09:39AM PST
(1 of 1 users found this comment useful)
Jason Mark
We have 3 copies of this software for my office, and I'm looking for a replacement. Give yourself an hour to just deal with licensing stupidity when setting up this software... to make matters worse today one of my users just had it "stop working" with a message saying their license has expired (huh?).
Since one of my employees originally registered the product, just the process of looking up the username and password took 15 minutes, and 3 separate forms and emails from Equinox.
Why do they have to be so friggin clever with logins, they need to just use a serial number like every other software package out there?
We had some problems with our Zyxel router, which is now fixed with the latest version of VPN tracker, but we lost hours, and a few hundred dollars on a consultant working around these issues. This is much less of an issue than how hard it is to use.
Pricing is fair for what I need it to do.
Since one of my employees originally registered the product, just the process of looking up the username and password took 15 minutes, and 3 separate forms and emails from Equinox.
Why do they have to be so friggin clever with logins, they need to just use a serial number like every other software package out there?
We had some problems with our Zyxel router, which is now fixed with the latest version of VPN tracker, but we lost hours, and a few hundred dollars on a consultant working around these issues. This is much less of an issue than how hard it is to use.
Pricing is fair for what I need it to do.
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- Impossible licensing - and didn't work well with Zyxel router
WAY over-priced. - Version: 5.2.2, 6/17/2008 10:38PM PST
w i n t e r m u t e--2008
The pricing policy for this software is ridiculous. It's horrible that so many VPN hardware makers rely on cheap, Windows-only methodologies to establish services like VPNs. There are established standards that can be followed to create VPN hardware that is compatible with all platforms without having to buy costly add on software like this. (Another Windows-only technology I despise is ActiveX... but that's for another time.)
VPN Tracker does appear to be very slick, but that still doesn't justify the high cost with free/low-cost alternatives available like the built-in VPN software in OS X, IPsecuritas, Tunnelblick, and Shimo.
Thank goodness IPsecuritas is available. It works great with a SonicWALL TZ-170 that I need to connect to... and it's free. Strange that IPsecuritas does not show up when searching for "VPN" here at VersionTracker. However, it does show up if you search for its name.
VPN Tracker does appear to be very slick, but that still doesn't justify the high cost with free/low-cost alternatives available like the built-in VPN software in OS X, IPsecuritas, Tunnelblick, and Shimo.
Thank goodness IPsecuritas is available. It works great with a SonicWALL TZ-170 that I need to connect to... and it's free. Strange that IPsecuritas does not show up when searching for "VPN" here at VersionTracker. However, it does show up if you search for its name.
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So if you need a robust VPN tool that works with most anything including bluetooth IP connections, VPN tracker is great.
The times I've needed technical support they have answered my configuration questions overnight with knowledgeable staff. The built in capability to generate a support request and the extensive logging options are extremely well done.