Agenda:
Agenda Where we are now
What’s changed
System Requirements
Things to watch out for
Demos of New Clients for Linux
WinXP
Win2k
Win98
Fedora Core 2 (2.76 Kernel)
Future developments
Where we are now:
Where we are now Windows version 'current' 3.61
Latest 4.0.4 Rel
Linux version 'current' 3.7
Latest 4.0.4B
Mac version 'current' 3.7
4.0.3E
Solaris version 'current' 3.7
4.0.0 Rel
What’s changed:
What’s changed Licensing and export requirements have tightened
Delay in publishing on micros.oucs
Much better support for NAT
Virtual adapters for VPN
Unified GUI
Personal Firewall enhancements
Co-existence with other VPN vendors
System Requirements:
System Requirements
Gotchas – Things to watch out for:
Gotchas – Things to watch out for Mac clients are OS-Specific.
Too new a client won’t work with too old an operating system and vice-versa
Particularly change from 10.0 to 10.1 to 10.2
Support for Linux 2.6 Kernels only from version 4.0.4B.
Tighter Cisco licensing restrictions.
Updates are regular – watch the CISCO website.
Future Developments:
Future Developments Certificate-based authentication
See DCOCE project
Delivery of key services through Portal so VPN demand reduces
Resources:
Resources http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps2308/prod_release_notes_list.html
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~aesb/newvpn.ppt
ftp://oxanon@micros.oucs.ox.ac.uk/sl/vpn