Re: Two different vpn clients on XP possible?

[Joseph Jenkins <maillist () breathe-underwater com>]

I have never been successfully able to have two vpn clients loaded on  
the same machine.  Both of the installs will finish, but after that  
when you try to use them only one will work.  I think it has  
something to do with the virtual adapters, that they load.
On Nov 21, 2006, at 9:12 PM, Murad Talukdar wrote:

> Okay-so I think this may not be possible and has something to do  
> with the
> fact that both clients want to bind to the port on boot. Does that  
> sound
> right to everyone-and if so, one client has to get there first and  
> therefore
> the other can't bind to the same port as well.
>
> So is there anyway to make a vpn client bind to the port only when  
> required?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Murad Talukdar [mailto:talukdar_m () subway com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 1:25 PM
> To: 'security-basics () securityfocus com'
> Subject: Two different vpn clients on XP possible?
>
>
>
> Hi all,
> I'm faced with a dilemma;
> We have mobile users who connect to our HQ in the US using Nortel's  
> VPN
> client so that they can send audit info. This is used possibly once  
> or twice
> a week for period of a few minutes each time.
>
> We would also like to give them VPN access to our LAN here in Aus.  
> However,
> we have a watchguard and the two clients are not compatible it seems.
>
> Could I instead use Xp's built in IPsec to tunnel through our WG  
> and keep
> the existing Nortel client? Has anyone had success with two different
> clients on same box? Reading posts and googling does not fill me with
> confidence.
> I've thought of VM"s but know that the mobile staff would shoot me  
> if I
> suggested this. Some of them still ask where the 'any' key is  
> without a hint
> of irony....
>
>
>
>
>
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