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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
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          @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
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                    @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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