VPN Client Connection Status

Once the software VPN Client is connected, a gold key appears in the Windows system tray. By double-clicking the key, you open the VPN Client Connection Status window. There are three tabs on this window. However, because Easy VPN does not yet support the client firewall features, only two tabs appear.

General Tab

The General tab displays valuable information for the IPSec tunnel. You can view the IP address that you have been assigned by the headend device, the IPSec protocols being used for this tunnel, and whether transparent tunneling is active. Transparent tunneling is active if the VPN Client is using IPSec over TCP or IPSec over UDP. Figure 10.11 displays the VPN Client Connection Status's General tab window. ...

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