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CAlvarez 11-26-2004 11:09 AM

Nice work. My solution was to have the up and down scripts rename files in the ../resolvers directory.

I hope Apple gets on this; it's one area where Mac OS falls flat on its face compared to Windows. On my Windows laptop I'd be connected to several VPNs at once with no issues, all managed automatically.

Have you managed to make the scripts run from the Internet Connect pull-down menu in the menu bar? I don't understand why that's different from actually opening Internet Connect.

makdaddy 01-19-2005 06:51 AM

So easy on windows
 
Firslty has anyone made a script to fix the routing table? Or at least step by step instructions?

Secondly,
I've been reading a bit on this and I saw a comment (above) that if you allow these changes to the routing table then you are opening up your "companies" firewall thus creating security holes.

SO if this is the case and it is creating security issues, why is it so easy to do on windows xp. From memory it is called "use default gateway on remote computer" which is found on the advanced tab of the VPN connection.

Mac osx has the security of unix and probably the reason apple has not made this an easy option. Has anyone seen any comments from Apple?

GO MAC

CAlvarez 01-19-2005 11:34 AM

If you do this on a Mac, it is exactly the same result/risk as on Windows. Some people think that having a connection to the internet is a risk. But it's a truly tiny risk, and there are much bigger risks to worry about even if you don't have this one. It's a silly thing to do, and nobody has ever asked me to do it differently. Everyone specifically wants to keep that traffic off the corporate network.

If you don't protect the enterprise from the other risks, you have problems. And if you do, the default gateway being on the internet is NOT a problem.

You are NOT, by default, bypassing the firewall.


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