64-bit Cisco VPN Client

[Guest J Allan]

Re: 64-bit Cisco VPN Client

 

Just curious as to what your network settings are to run the Cisco VPN on

your virtual machine. I just installed the VPC last night and am trying to

get things installed correctly the first time.

 

I am using Vista Ultimate x64 as the host and Windows XP Pro 32-bit as the

VM. I need to run the Cisco VPN on the VM, which doesn't run on x64 systems.

 

Do I need to configure the adapter on the VM (XP Pro) to run in NAT mode? I

have a dual LAN setup on my motherboard - would I be able to choose the

second LAN network adapter to run on the VM instead of running it in NAT mode?

 

One last thing - once the VPN is connected via the VM (XP Pro), will I be

able to connect using the VPN connection on both my host machine (Vista x64)

and the VM (XP Pro)?

 

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

J

 

"Zootal" wrote:

> I run both Cisco and CheckPoint VPN clients in a VM running Win2000, and

> they both work very well.

>

> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> news:F07AF527-4424-4821-BD74-B6534EEC955A@microsoft.com...

> > No, they probably didn't. I have no way of knowing if it would work, but I

> > can't think of a single reason why not. It doesn't depend on any hardware

> > that's not available in the VM. It will connect the VM to your VPN, not

> > the host, but you can communicate between the host and the guest, so I'm

> > confident you can work with that.

> >

> > --

> > Charlie.

> > http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

> >

> > "VistaNewbie" <wpla@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> > news:91D4EF38-0F27-4E76-8362-9FA4D8B8E351@microsoft.com...

> >>I spent hours on the phone with HP and my agency's IT department looking

> >>for a workaround. No one offered running the Cisco VPN client in a

> >>virtual machine. If they had, and if I had confidence in how to do that,

> >>I would have tried it before sacrificing a gig of RAM and installing the

> >>32-bit Vista.

> >>

> >> I suspect that going back to the 64-bit Vista to then attempt to:

> >> a) install the 32-bit client (It wouldn't install on Vista 64)

> >> b) run it in VM mode

> >> would be a significant undertaking with no guarantee that it will work.

> >>

> >> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

> >> news:F2926BAD-B696-47AB-A0D5-C686CDB7B266@microsoft.com...

> >>> yes, we need the Cisco's and Adobe's and others to get with the program.

> >>>

> >>> That being said, you might have been able to work around the problem by

> >>> running the Cisco VPN client in a virtual machine, running Vista (or XP)

> >>> 32-bit in the VM.

> >>>

> >>> --

> >>> Charlie.

> >>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

> >>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

> >>>

> >>> "VistaNewbie" <wpla@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> >>> news:09FE102D-0FA0-43DF-B39F-A69799471C0B@microsoft.com...

> >>>>I bought an HP Notebook to replace an old desktop that was running

> >>>>Windows XP Pro. The notebook was configured with:

> >>>> a.. Vista Home Premium (64-bit) SP1

> >>>> b.. Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50 GHz

> >>>> c.. 4.00 GB RAM

> >>>> To my dismay, I have discovered that the VPN client that my government

> >>>> agency requires to connect to my office network will not install on the

> >>>> notebook. The client is a 32-bit program and my IT department does not

> >>>> provide a 64-bit client. So my new notebook was rendered useless as a

> >>>> computer to telework with.

> >>>>

> >>>> I configured it as a 64-bit Vista OS because HP sales told me it was

> >>>> needed in order to be able to use the 4 GB of RAM. With memory

> >>>> becoming more affordable, it seems to me that more purchasers of new

> >>>> PCs will be taking advantage of the 4+ RAM options and hopefully

> >>>> companies like Cisco will see fit to release 64-bit versions of their

> >>>> programs.

> >>>>

> >>>> I have replaced the OS with a 32-bit Vista Home Premium and installed

> >>>> the VPN client. The tradeoff: loss of about a gigabyte of RAM for the

> >>>> ability to use my notebook to do my job.

> >>>

> >>

> >

>

>

>

[Guest VistaNewbie]

Re: 64-bit Cisco VPN Client

 

As my nickname implies, I am new at this. I do not have a complicated

network environment. I just have a home network with a wireless connection

to my notebook and a wired connection to a desktop.

 

I made no adjustments to my existing network. Simply:

 

1) I installed the VPC software

 

2) I ran the Setup program for WinXP Pro (32-bit)

 

3) I tested the internet connectivity (on the guest machine)

a) initially did not connect to the internet automatically

b) after some tinkering, I found a drop down menu in the VPC console

that allowed me to select my wireless adapter

c) launched Internet Explorer and connected to the internet immediately

 

4) installed the Cisco VPN client and configured the dialer

 

5) launched the client

 

6) mapped the network drives

 

7) Bingo! Connected to my office network!

 

This is obviously a simple explanation of a simple home office environment.

VPC just worked for me with just some minimal tinkering.

 

 

"J Allan" <J Allan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:7EE32E43-C8ED-4069-8808-69C811CEDE4A@microsoft.com...

> Just curious as to what your network settings are to run the Cisco VPN on

> your virtual machine. I just installed the VPC last night and am trying

> to

> get things installed correctly the first time.

>

> I am using Vista Ultimate x64 as the host and Windows XP Pro 32-bit as the

> VM. I need to run the Cisco VPN on the VM, which doesn't run on x64

> systems.

>

> Do I need to configure the adapter on the VM (XP Pro) to run in NAT mode?

> I

> have a dual LAN setup on my motherboard - would I be able to choose the

> second LAN network adapter to run on the VM instead of running it in NAT

> mode?

>

> One last thing - once the VPN is connected via the VM (XP Pro), will I be

> able to connect using the VPN connection on both my host machine (Vista

> x64)

> and the VM (XP Pro)?

>

> Thanks in advance for your help.

>

> J

>

> "Zootal" wrote:

>

>> I run both Cisco and CheckPoint VPN clients in a VM running Win2000, and

>> they both work very well.

[Guest Zootal]

Re: 64-bit Cisco VPN Client

 

I run the cisco vpn client in a VM running Win2000. I have adapter 1 set to

my real adapter, and no other special settings.

 

 

"J Allan" <J Allan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:7EE32E43-C8ED-4069-8808-69C811CEDE4A@microsoft.com...

> Just curious as to what your network settings are to run the Cisco VPN on

> your virtual machine. I just installed the VPC last night and am trying

> to

> get things installed correctly the first time.

>

> I am using Vista Ultimate x64 as the host and Windows XP Pro 32-bit as the

> VM. I need to run the Cisco VPN on the VM, which doesn't run on x64

> systems.

>

> Do I need to configure the adapter on the VM (XP Pro) to run in NAT mode?

> I

> have a dual LAN setup on my motherboard - would I be able to choose the

> second LAN network adapter to run on the VM instead of running it in NAT

> mode?

>

> One last thing - once the VPN is connected via the VM (XP Pro), will I be

> able to connect using the VPN connection on both my host machine (Vista

> x64)

> and the VM (XP Pro)?

>

> Thanks in advance for your help.

>

> J

>

> "Zootal" wrote:

>

>> I run both Cisco and CheckPoint VPN clients in a VM running Win2000, and

>> they both work very well.

>>

>> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message

>> news:F07AF527-4424-4821-BD74-B6534EEC955A@microsoft.com...

>> > No, they probably didn't. I have no way of knowing if it would work,

>> > but I

>> > can't think of a single reason why not. It doesn't depend on any

>> > hardware

>> > that's not available in the VM. It will connect the VM to your VPN, not

>> > the host, but you can communicate between the host and the guest, so

>> > I'm

>> > confident you can work with that.

>> >

>> > --

>> > Charlie.

>> > http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

>> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>> >

>> > "VistaNewbie" <wpla@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>> > news:91D4EF38-0F27-4E76-8362-9FA4D8B8E351@microsoft.com...

>> >>I spent hours on the phone with HP and my agency's IT department

>> >>looking

>> >>for a workaround. No one offered running the Cisco VPN client in a

>> >>virtual machine. If they had, and if I had confidence in how to do

>> >>that,

>> >>I would have tried it before sacrificing a gig of RAM and installing

>> >>the

>> >>32-bit Vista.

>> >>

>> >> I suspect that going back to the 64-bit Vista to then attempt to:

>> >> a) install the 32-bit client (It wouldn't install on Vista 64)

>> >> b) run it in VM mode

>> >> would be a significant undertaking with no guarantee that it will

>> >> work.

>> >>

>> >> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in

>> >> message

>> >> news:F2926BAD-B696-47AB-A0D5-C686CDB7B266@microsoft.com...

>> >>> yes, we need the Cisco's and Adobe's and others to get with the

>> >>> program.

>> >>>

>> >>> That being said, you might have been able to work around the problem

>> >>> by

>> >>> running the Cisco VPN client in a virtual machine, running Vista (or

>> >>> XP)

>> >>> 32-bit in the VM.

>> >>>

>> >>> --

>> >>> Charlie.

>> >>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

>> >>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

>> >>>

>> >>> "VistaNewbie" <wpla@hotmail.com> wrote in message

>> >>> news:09FE102D-0FA0-43DF-B39F-A69799471C0B@microsoft.com...

>> >>>>I bought an HP Notebook to replace an old desktop that was running

>> >>>>Windows XP Pro. The notebook was configured with:

>> >>>> a.. Vista Home Premium (64-bit) SP1

>> >>>> b.. Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 @ 2.50 GHz

>> >>>> c.. 4.00 GB RAM

>> >>>> To my dismay, I have discovered that the VPN client that my

>> >>>> government

>> >>>> agency requires to connect to my office network will not install on

>> >>>> the

>> >>>> notebook. The client is a 32-bit program and my IT department does

>> >>>> not

>> >>>> provide a 64-bit client. So my new notebook was rendered useless as

>> >>>> a

>> >>>> computer to telework with.

>> >>>>

>> >>>> I configured it as a 64-bit Vista OS because HP sales told me it was

>> >>>> needed in order to be able to use the 4 GB of RAM. With memory

>> >>>> becoming more affordable, it seems to me that more purchasers of new

>> >>>> PCs will be taking advantage of the 4+ RAM options and hopefully

>> >>>> companies like Cisco will see fit to release 64-bit versions of

>> >>>> their

>> >>>> programs.

>> >>>>

>> >>>> I have replaced the OS with a 32-bit Vista Home Premium and

>> >>>> installed

>> >>>> the VPN client. The tradeoff: loss of about a gigabyte of RAM for

>> >>>> the

>> >>>> ability to use my notebook to do my job.

>> >>>

>> >>

>> >

>>

>>

>>