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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @gjacobse
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      @gjacobse said in Reliable VPN Client:

      @scottalanmiller said in Reliable VPN Client:

      Client is always determined by the server. It's not optional.

      I was some what afraid of that. It's an ERL, so would use OpenVPN...

      No, ERL uses IPSEC and OpenVPN.

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      • DashrenderD
        Dashrender
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        if your surface device is having an issue, are you sure it's not wifi adapter related? Those things are notorious for bad wifi.

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        • gjacobseG
          gjacobse @Dashrender
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          @Dashrender said in Reliable VPN Client:

          if your surface device is having an issue, are you sure it's not wifi adapter related? Those things are notorious for bad wifi.

          It is a surface,... it is the problem...

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          • DustinB3403D
            DustinB3403
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            Was about to jump in and offer advice but everything was already provided.

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            • thwrT
              thwr
              last edited by thwr

              Never had a single client-side issue with Microsoft's built-in SSTP client

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              • gjacobseG
                gjacobse @thwr
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                @thwr said in Reliable VPN Client:

                Never had a single client-side issue with Microsoft's built-in SSTP client

                But have you worked with the MS Surface and the MS builtin SSTP? That is part of the issue... it's the Surface.

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender @gjacobse
                  last edited by

                  @gjacobse said in Reliable VPN Client:

                  @thwr said in Reliable VPN Client:

                  Never had a single client-side issue with Microsoft's built-in SSTP client

                  But have you worked with the MS Surface and the MS builtin SSTP? That is part of the issue... it's the Surface.

                  Well, I can test this out next week. We have a SP3 in the office and a ERL I can setup VPN on and test it.

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                  • thwrT
                    thwr @gjacobse
                    last edited by

                    @gjacobse said in Reliable VPN Client:

                    @thwr said in Reliable VPN Client:

                    Never had a single client-side issue with Microsoft's built-in SSTP client

                    But have you worked with the MS Surface and the MS builtin SSTP? That is part of the issue... it's the Surface.

                    Nope, but at least in theory it should be a standard Windows installation. Maybe a weird WiFi chipset?

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                    • iroalI
                      iroal @gjacobse
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                      @gjacobse

                      @gjacobse said in Reliable VPN Client:

                      The Microsoft VPN client connects - most of the time. In this case we are working with a pair of Microsoft Surface units which can not seem to connect the VPN.

                      OpenVPN was my first thought on a client, but 'building' the configuration file is a bit convoluted.

                      Is there another software I could look at?

                      OpenVpn could be complicate if the users does not have admin rights in the computer.

                      If they are admin, is quite simple to install and manage.

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                      • thwrT
                        thwr @iroal
                        last edited by thwr

                        @iroal said in Reliable VPN Client:

                        @gjacobse

                        @gjacobse said in Reliable VPN Client:

                        The Microsoft VPN client connects - most of the time. In this case we are working with a pair of Microsoft Surface units which can not seem to connect the VPN.

                        OpenVPN was my first thought on a client, but 'building' the configuration file is a bit convoluted.

                        Is there another software I could look at?

                        OpenVpn could be complicate if the users does not have admin rights in the computer.

                        If they are admin, is quite simple to install and manage.

                        There are a few ways to avoid that, for example:

                        • Using the OpenVPN service as a "proxy": http://openvpn.se/files/howto/openvpn-howto_run_openvpn_as_nonadmin.html
                        • Using a scheduled task: https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Nonprivileged
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                        • iroalI
                          iroal @thwr
                          last edited by

                          @thwr said in Reliable VPN Client:

                          @iroal said in Reliable VPN Client:

                          @gjacobse

                          @gjacobse said in Reliable VPN Client:

                          The Microsoft VPN client connects - most of the time. In this case we are working with a pair of Microsoft Surface units which can not seem to connect the VPN.

                          OpenVPN was my first thought on a client, but 'building' the configuration file is a bit convoluted.

                          Is there another software I could look at?

                          OpenVpn could be complicate if the users does not have admin rights in the computer.

                          If they are admin, is quite simple to install and manage.

                          There are a few ways to avoid that, for example:

                          • Using the OpenVPN service as a "proxy": http://openvpn.se/files/howto/openvpn-howto_run_openvpn_as_nonadmin.html
                          • Using a scheduled task: https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Nonprivileged

                          After test many options finally I decided to install OpenVPN MI GUI in the clients, easy and works very well.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
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                            @sallyoscar said in Reliable VPN Client:

                            Try FastestVPN client it's easy to use and reliable with best VPN features.

                            That's an anonimizing services that uses a VPN for the connection. In no way whatsoever does that help anyone looking for a VPN.

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                            • wrx7mW
                              wrx7m
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                              I setup an OpenVPN AS server on CentOS 7. I am using the custom msi from the server and deploy to clients via GPO. Rock solid.

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                              • ObsolesceO
                                Obsolesce
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                                I don't know if this is a SonicWall Global VPN Client-specific issue or not, but I've found that when connecting while using a 5ghz wifi connection, it causes lots of issues, disconnections, non-connections, slowness, etc. Switching to a 2.4ghz wifi resolved it completely, every time.

                                No idea why, but it worked. It's probably just the SonicWall vpn client software, but it's worth a shot trying to see if it fixes your problem. I'm interested in the results.

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                                • Emad RE
                                  Emad R @gjacobse
                                  last edited by Emad R

                                  @gjacobse

                                  OpenVPN interface is so 1990s.

                                  You can get same security level, same performance, but modern interface with SoftEther. and it is does have support for OpenVPN, cause it lacks client for mobile devices, so it uses that for mobile devices.

                                  Using it in production for the last 6 months, and couldn't be any happier. I tried many others.

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                                  • wrx7mW
                                    wrx7m @Emad R
                                    last edited by

                                    @emad-r said in Reliable VPN Client:

                                    @gjacobse

                                    OpenVPN interface is so 1990s.

                                    You can get same security level, same performance, but modern interface with SoftEther. and it is does have support for OpenVPN, cause it lacks client for mobile devices, so it uses that for mobile devices.

                                    Using it in production for the last 6 months, and couldn't be any happier. I tried many others.

                                    LMAO! From the screenshots of SoftEther, I am surprised that you picked on OpenVPN for having a dated UI.

                                    https://www.softether.org/3-screens/1.vpnserver

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                                    • Emad RE
                                      Emad R @wrx7m
                                      last edited by Emad R

                                      @wrx7m

                                      What do you mean, that client look good to me and modern, unlink openVPN client which is basically a log window

                                      sua.png

                                      Look how many options/buttons/customization you can do with SoftEther interface without the need of using text file configs, in addition:

                                      • it gets installed on centos pretty easily
                                      • you can get to remote manage pretty easily using those tools on Windows machine.
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                                      • Reid CooperR
                                        Reid Cooper
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                                        They both look pretty old from that perspective.

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                                        • larsen161L
                                          larsen161
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                                          Viscosity is a nice OpenVPN client

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