iPad and VPN

[tukibird]

Hello,

I have been trying to get VPN working on my iPad, but I keep getting a configuration error. I am copying the same config from my laptop, so I am pretty confident that it's not a configuration issue.

Anyone have VPN working, specifically IPSec?

 

[tukibird]

Nevermind... it has to be the special characters in the secret key...

 

[weenie]

I use StrongVPN.com per a friend's recommendation, and it was super simple to get going.

Got the OpenVPN for my MiniMac and PPTP (sp?) for the iPad.

They have reps stand-by on IM to help with any question...

 

[alphaod]

I don't have problems with L2TP, PPTP, or Cisco IPsec

 

[tukibird]

There is a bug with the VPN implementation, where it fails if you have special characters in the shared secret. We discovered this with the iPhone, and set up a special realm for it. I forgot all about it, since I stopped using it on the iPhone.

I found that it was just too much work to get to a terminal and login on the iPhone. It was fun to do a few times, but there is no way that I could get any real work done. I am hoping that I can at least get a little done with the iPad.

 

[mark34]

I use pptp.... no problems at all

 

[avaloncourt]

I have only used pptp and l2tp on the iPhone and iPad but I've never had problems with either.