Connecting from a Private Computer

the computer is started, users do not have to do anything to create the connection, provided that they have a network connection and can log onto Windows.

The connection enables users to work with the connected site just as if they were logged on at the site. Data can be transferred between the remote computer and the connected site. For more information, see “Connecting from a Private Computer” on page 119.

If connecting from a public computer, click A public computer.

The Web browser opens in one of two configured modes, as described in “Connecting from a Public Computer” on page 126.

5If connecting from a Linux computer, click the Linux download link to start the download and view instructions about how to install the client.

Note

The Linux tcl and tk packages are required for the Secure Access Client..

In addition to the command net6vpn --login, which opens the logon dialog box for the Secure Access Client, you can also type net6vpn to see a list of other command-line options. If you lose the connection, the VPN daemon may be stopped. The Secure Access Client requires a running VPN daemon to connect to the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway. To check the status of the VPN daemon, type the following at a command prompt:

/sbin/service net6vpnd status

To restart a stopped daemon, type the following:

/sbin/service net6vpnd start

Then, click Disconnect and reenter your logon credentials.

To remove the Linux VPN client

At the command prompt, type the following:

/sbin/service net6vpnd stop /sbin/chkconfig --del net6vpnd

rm -rf /etc/net6vpn.conf /etc/init.d/net6vpnd /usr/bin/net6vpn /usr/sbin/net6vpnd /usr/local/ net6vpn/

Connecting from a Private Computer

If a user chooses the My own computer option in the Access Portal page, the connection provides full access to the network resources that the user’s group(s) have permission to access.

The Firebox SSL VPN Gateway operates as follows:

When a user firsts connects using a Web address, the Secure Access Client is downloaded and installed onto the client computer.

After downloading the Secure Access Client, the user logs on. When the user successfully authenticates, the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway establishes a secure tunnel.

As the remote user attempts to access network resources across the VPN tunnel, the Secure Access Client encrypts all network traffic destined for the organization’s intranet and forwards the packets to the Firebox SSL VPN Gateway.

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WatchGuard Technologies SSL VPN manual Connecting from a Private Computer, To remove the Linux VPN client

SSL VPN specifications

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