linux vpn client? - Networking

So I now have a rooted RC33 and the handy little command line ssh (as well as connectbot). Now the only thing I need is a vpn client.
Certainly vpn clients exist for linux, so it should be possible to compile one to work on the G1, no?
I'm looking for a vpn client that works with the cisco vpn 3000 endpoint. Not sure of the details beyond that.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
UPDATE: did some further poking around. I think what I want is a command-line linux ipsec vpn client that could be compiled to run on the g1. If I could find some open-source client and figure out how to build it for the g1, that would be great Who can point me to a tutorial for that?

Oh, I see that someone smarter than I is working on it:
http://groups.google.com/group/android-platform/browse_thread/thread/3beb70c46d237bd5

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Linux Direct Push Server to Microsoft WM5 Client Possible?

Is Microsofts Direct Push technology in AKU2 proprietary? I'd love to be able to setup just push on emails from a BSD server running Postfix. Anyone know if there is some kind of Unix server that can communicate with the built in client?
I know there is an Open Source server for Unix and a client for PPC but I'd love to be able to use what's built in instead of having to installing another util.
Did you find anything on this? I want to do the same, and may write one if one doesnt exist.
Try:
http://www.funambol.com/opensource/
@britman
I have looked at Sync4j/Funambol, and it has a client that you install, as the OP said. Have you been able to get it to push directly to WM5 without any client addons?
Too be honest, i only found the site....
I haven't tried, because I'm using an Exchange 2k3 server... I only use OpenBSD for firewalls
We are working on a fork of funambol at www.synapsim.com this is one of our intentions and we will be releasing the source code, obviously, once we have achieved it.
Any help welcome
maybe I can help out would like to join a oss project
what kind of help are you looking for?
greets stefan

VPN Authentication Question

Does anyone know:
Is it possible to do Group Authentication with the built-in VPN client? My work network uses a Cisco VPN and I've managed to extract out of our IT department the Group name and Password but I can't figure out how to enter this onto the Exec - it offers me "A certificate on this device" or "A pre-shared key" and entering the password into the pre-shared key doesn't seem to work. Our IT department tells me that the Exec is unsupported and won't give me any help so anyone out there know how to do this?
If it's not possible, anyone recommend a good VPN client for connecting to a Cisco VPN?
Thanks
G
Anybody?
My work uses group authentication also. Does anyone know a good vpn client that will work with group authentication?
There is a Cisco ICA/Xen/client for ARM PDA here: http://www.citrix.com/English/ss/downloads/details.asp?downloadId=3607&productId=186#top
Is this what you are looking for?
interesting..
I didn't know there was a citrix client for WM. My work also uses citrix. The only problem is in order to connect with the citrix client I must have a VPN tunnel first . My work uses Cisco VPN Group Authentication. I have not yet found a VPN client for WM that will allow Cisco group authentication. If anyone knows of one, PLEASE let me know.
Thanks wovens for the citrix client. That will be neat to try if I can ever get a VPN tunnel setup.
FOUND IT!
I finally found a VPN client that will work with Cisco group authentication. It is Bluefire Mobile Security VPN. One thing I found is that after you connect you must press the END key to get out of the client because pressing the x will kill the client. Works Great!
The only problem is the company went out of business (http://www.bluefiresecurity.com). I was able to find the .cab, but not sure if it is against forum rules to post it... Can a mod please inform me, thx.
Does your company use Cisco SSL Vpn by chance? It's the way Cisco is leaning as is with less support for the ipsec since they can make more money off of licensing.
Anyhow if your company does use SSL VPN, Cisco's anyconnect client supports Windows mobile. I have been using it and it works good for what I use it for (primarily SSH, but for kicks I tried remote desktop and it worked good too).
McGeezy said:
I finally found a VPN client that will work with Cisco group authentication. It is Bluefire Mobile Security VPN. One thing I found is that after you connect you must press the END key to get out of the client because pressing the x will kill the client. Works Great!
The only problem is the company went out of business (http://www.bluefiresecurity.com). I was able to find the .cab, but not sure if it is against forum rules to post it... Can a mod please inform me, thx.
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this website of "bluefiresecurity.com can not the opened. would u pls post it here with the cab file? thanks a lot.
BlueFire VPN Client
http://rapidshare.com/files/8640811....5.706.XScale.WM5.WM6.Regged.DIRFIX-DVTPDA.ra
There are a lot of files, rar files within zip files, but the cab for the vpn client is there, name: MobileVPN.27.5.706.ARM.PPC.Client.cab

VPN Client for Android

If I root my Magic will I be able to install a 'normal' Linux app on it, like Cisco VPN client? If I do that is it a trivial process to create an icon to launch my app, or am I in the realms of reading the SDK documentation?
Android is a very specialized Linux version so I doubt you can just install the Cisco VPN client without some heavy hacking. It is probably trivial to create an icon, I don't know.

openvpn client

Just picked up a G1, nice condition cheap and looking to get openvpn running on it.
The howtos are sparse however, not to mention vague.
I rooted the phone and I'm just running a 1.6 rooted rom, I don't need froyo right now.
The firewall on the asterisk server only allows connections from a local network and an openvpn server ip's so I really need to get a openvpn client installed.
Can anybody point me in the right direction to get openvpn running with a tap interface?
Much appreciated.
Bumppp, Nobody?

[Q] Idea: Cisco VPN Client on Chroot Ubuntu, and Android IP routed through it?

Hi,
I had a wild idea... is it possible to run Cisco Anyconnect within a chroot Ubuntu install and then setup the andrioid side of things to route all its IP traffic through to Ubuntu... and then out through the secure tunnel (and vice versa)? Essentially using the chroot Ubuntu as a proxy server for incoming/outgoing vpn traffic.
It seams like this could be quite a light weight solution, or even have vpnc running inside a stripped down lightweight (non-gui) ubuntu.
I'm guessing this might work if NAT is allowed by the vpn server, but I have no idea how to go about doing it... iptable manipulation on both the the ubuntu and android side of things I guess. This all assumes that ubuntu is trully being multitasked and not suspended.... sorry bit of a new comer to android so not entirely sure how it all works yet.
As I say, a wild idea.... no cisco vpn support is a bit of a show stopper for my xoom adoption (note I spent a couple of days trying to get vpnc running but it dies with library issues).
I was under the impression that OpenVPN connected to Cisco Anyconnect devices. If so, someone has that working already:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=972550&highlight=vpn
Cisco IPSEC VPNs are still not working, the tun.ko module in the above link either doesn't work with VPNConnections or VPNConnections doesn't work with the Xoom.
Thanks for the reply!
Yep, I installed OpenVPN and the tun.ko on Saturday... then I hit a brick wall working out how to configure openvpn for my coropoate VPN. I use Cisco AnyConnect on both Linux and Windows to connect to their radius server. My iPhone connects just fine as well.... over IPSEC __with__ a group id.
After doing quite a bit of web searching I came to the conclusion that OpenVPN doesn't work well with Cisco VPN?!? Hence the reason I was looking at vpnc and subsequently wondering about the chrooted linux vpn bridge type solution.
rinsewin said:
Thanks for the reply!
Yep, I installed OpenVPN and the tun.ko on Saturday... then I hit a brick wall working out how to configure openvpn for my coropoate VPN. I use Cisco AnyConnect on both Linux and Windows to connect to their radius server. My iPhone connects just fine as well.... over IPSEC __with__ a group id.
After doing quite a bit of web searching I came to the conclusion that OpenVPN doesn't work well with Cisco VPN?!? Hence the reason I was looking at vpnc and subsequently wondering about the chrooted linux vpn bridge type solution.
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I've gotten OpenVPN to work on my Motorola Droid using VPN connections and a Cisco VPN. You just have to get the configuration settings right but it will work.
Just thought I'd share....
My idea definitely won't work for cisco anyconnect since it is compiled for i386.... kind of stupid of me not to think that one through .
I tried running vpnc in a chroot ubuntu on the xoom and apparently the tun device can't be found. I did an apt-get on openvpn and I see "tun" referenced in various places but for some reason it just isn't setup correcting doing apt-get install in this ubuntu image.
So, unfortunately I think I'll be flashing my poor little xoom back to stock and taking it back :-(. Really wanted to keep this little guy, with all its future potential but with no _easy_ workable cisco vpn solution... and no solid plans (i.e. date!) from google/cisco for supporting IPSEC vpn (with group id) out of the box my dreams of a thin client in meetings are dead. Looks like an iPAD 2 is my best bet, definitely not my first choice but oh well the android is what it is.
Carl C.
rinsewin said:
Just thought I'd share....
My idea definitely won't work for cisco anyconnect since it is compiled for i386.... kind of stupid of me not to think that one through .
I tried running vpnc in a chroot ubuntu on the xoom and apparently the tun device can't be found. I did an apt-get on openvpn and I see "tun" referenced in various places but for some reason it just isn't setup correcting doing apt-get install in this ubuntu image.
So, unfortunately I think I'll be flashing my poor little xoom back to stock and taking it back :-(. Really wanted to keep this little guy, with all its future potential but with no _easy_ workable cisco vpn solution... and no solid plans (i.e. date!) from google/cisco for supporting IPSEC vpn (with group id) out of the box my dreams of a thin client in meetings are dead. Looks like an iPAD 2 is my best bet, definitely not my first choice but oh well the android is what it is.
Carl C.
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Look up ssh tunneling, you could do like you wanted in the first post really easily I bet. The ssh command can be run to tunnel any port or ports you want through another machine very easily. I don't have the setup on hand, but googling ssh tunnel should be enough to get you going.

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