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Cisco VPN Client - Download and Install

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Cisco VPN Client System Requirements:
Client must run one of the following operating systems:
  • Windows 98 or newer Microsoft Windows
  • Mac OS X
  • Linux
  • Solaris Unix
VPN Servers Supported:
The Cisco VPN client is compatible with the following VPN servers from Cisco:
  • Cisco VPN 3000 Series Concentrator Software 3.0 and later
  • Cisco IOS Software 12.2(8)T and later
  • Cisco PIX Firewall Software 6.0 and later
VPN Tunneling Protocols Supported:
PPTP, L2TP, L2TP/IPsec and several other forms of IPsec related to ESP, NAT, UDP and TCP.
Client Restrictions:
  • incompatible with VPN clients from other vendors
  • incompatible with many personal firewalls. Firewalls may need to be specially configured, or turned off, when running the Cisco VPN client
  • incompatible with Windows Internet Connection Sharing (ICS
  • incompatible with AOL 7.0 and AOL 8.0
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