Originally Posted by
GadgetFreak
We have a Cisco VPN router where I work and the built in VPN on the iPad will not work. Cisco Any Connect, a free app in the app store works fine, however. Then to connect to the Mac on my desktop I use the app Screens but there are others around. As pointed out above I doubt it is the iPad. It is more likely the software that was tried, especially if you tried the VPN built into the iPad.
It all depends on how the router is setup. Cisco has 2 primary VPN types: IPSec and AnyConnect. IPSec is the "old" type, isn't supported on Windows 8; minimally supported on Windows 7; built in to iPhone/iPad/iMac lines (works flawlessly). AnyConnect requires an App to install and run; tested it on Win 8 and Win 7; not tested internally on iMac/iPhone/iPad yet.
Our Internet provider at work (outsourced) supported the IPSec, but not AnyConnect. We had to drag them kicking and screaming in 2007 to setup and install AnyConnect on the firewall connecting my company to the internet. The threat of pulling several hundred thousands of dollars of annual revenue for the provider by our CEO finally got them to stop dragging their feet...
It all depends on the firewall vendor as to how/if it's supported...
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