These are the settings I try for getting the OS X Shrew client to work. However when connected I get an incredible amount of ping drops making working with it unbearable.
It'd be easier if everyone had the issue but it seems to be a special thing with me. Can't replicate on Windows. Grmbl .... --- Dan Bennett Radio Presenter, Music Producer & DJ http://dan-bennett.me > On 9 Apr 2014, at 23:29, Russell Day <[email protected]> wrote: > > Whoa! What is this? It seems to be working at last… > > This is what I did: > > First, I followed these instructions. > http://ulaptech.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/shrew-soft-vpn-client-for-mac-os-x.html > > In brief: > 0) The installers are unsigned, so go to System Preferences - Security - tab > General - select Allow apps downloaded from - Anywhere > - leave it set to this until you have finished - none of the packages > is signed. > > 1) Install the LGPL Qt Framework for Mac OSX. > - the version is very important - Shrew will not work with anything else. > Two links are provided. The first is broken, so use the second one. > - this is a compiled Qt, so it takes a few seconds to install. > > 2) Install the current release of the TUN/TAP driver for Mac OSX. > - this also happens in seconds > > 3) The finally, install the Shrew Soft VPN client. > - this is a compiled Shrew, ready to run > - the file is not listed on the Shrew web site, but it downloads > successfully > - once again, takes moments… > > 4) Go back to system prefs and set the Allow apps back to its previous > setting, probably App Store and indentified developers > > 5) Reboot! this is required, I think, to start the TUN driver. No joy > without the reboot. > > 6) Start the Access Manager, import the .vpn file if not already done, then > click Connect. Enter user name, password and Tunnel Enabled! > > Step 3 installs a ready-to-run Shrew compiled for OS X. It is downloaded > from the Shrew web site via a link. The file does not seem to be listed on > the website, however, so if you do not know the exact URL for the file, you > cannot find it. > > Please let me know how it goes for you. > Russ > >> On 9 Apr 2014, at 4:32 pm, Dan Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> It's supported in windows and Linux but not OS X it seems. >> I have the same issue. >> >
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