VPN Client for HPUX

[Joseph D. Drobnick]

This might be a strange question, but my company is going to a VPN for employees to connect from home, but they only use the Microsoft VPN. I use a 11.0 workstation to do my work, and was wondering if anybody knows of a VPN client for HPUX 11.0? I've been searching the web, but can't seem to find anything really concrete.

TIA
Joe Drobnick

[Sanjay_6 · Accepted solution]

Hi Joseph,

Have a look at the thread below.

http://www.hp.com/security/products/vpn/

Hope this helps.

thanks

[Mark Fenton]

While not precisely a VPM, you could consider using ssh and forwarding an X-session through this secure pipe. I use ssh and VNC to forward X, MS Windows, and Macintosh sessions through a pair of firewalls (one on my home server and the other here at the office,) and it works quite nicely, and is reasonably secure.

For more information on using VNC with ssh, see:
http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/sshvnc.html

Best Regards,

Mark

[Joseph D. Drobnick]

Mark,

Actually that is the way I currently connect. Our Security guys are going to close this way of access to us and only allow VPN. I was hoping to find a free or low cost VPN client for HPUX since I'll be the one flipping the bill.

[Mark Fenton]

Joseph, you've probably already solved this problem, but if you have the stuff to do it,
you could probably compile your own PPTP (I assume this is the protocol that your security people are using for their VPN) client -- check out this link:

http://cag.lcs.mit.edu/~cananian/Projects/PPTP/

haven't seen this in the porting center, but I wouldn't think it would be too difficult to port to HP-UX.

Merry Christmas and best of the best to you.

[Joseph D. Drobnick]

Mark,

Thanks for the info, this is more what I was looking for (free, low cost - yes I'm cheap!)since the company is not helping me out with this. I'll have to look into it after the Holidays, for the "company" has moved me to the NT group (EEK!) for a project.


Have a good holiday,

Joe