VPN Tracker

Commercial; see site.

Current Version: Client: 5.2.2 (June 2, 2008) / Server: 1.0.4 (November 1, 2005)

Equinux USA Inc. produces VPN Tracker, a tool for IPsec networking that helps you connect to VPN hardware and software with Mac OS X. The software is available for purchase in both "Professional" and "Personal" editions.

Version 5.2.2 adds/changes the following:

• Fixed an issue where VPN connections were restarted because of events from network interfaces that were not directly related to the connection (e.g. AirPort when the connection was established over Ethernet)
• Improved handling of automated connection start/stop when changing AirPort networks
• Implemented a workaround for a kernel panic on Mac OS X 10.5 systems that occured under some circumstances when network interfaces were removed.
• The "Cisco Unity" vendor ID is no longer sent to devices that are not known to support this attribute
• Cisco device profiles are now preconfigured to automatically perform XAUTH when requested by the device. Existing connections will not be modified.
• Fixed a crash when using an empty user name during Extended Authentication (XAUTH)
• Fixed a display bug where connection progress was not accurately reflected in the progress bar
• Adjusted mode config timing when using automatic mode config
• Reduced the packet size of the first packet when performing SonicWALL Simple Client Provisioning (SCP). This will help connectivity in situations where routers do not deal well with fragmented packets

The demo mode is equivalent to the licensed Professional Edition, so some of the features (such as high-level encryption) will not be available in the Personal edition. A complete comparison of both editions is available. The demo is valid for 30 days, and connections will time out after 3 minutes.

VPN Tracker Server is also available, allowing remote access for external users; home or branch offices are able to connect securely to the office using VPN Tracker Client.