Chapter 13. Windows Software Client

The last chapter discussed the use of the Cisco VPN Client to establish remote access IPsec sessions to a Cisco VPN gateway (Easy VPN Server) product, such as a concentrator, IOS router, or PIX firewall. Because many companies have policies that center on Microsoft products, you might have to use a Microsoft client to establish connections to a Microsoft VPN gateway. Likewise, your users might have to establish VPN connections to a Cisco gateway and a Microsoft gateway, requiring you to use both client products. This chapter will focus on using Microsoft’s VPN client to establish PPTP or L2TP/IPsec connections to a VPN gateway.

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Even though Microsoft’s Windows VPN client is obviously not a Cisco product, ...

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