I've gone through the MacOS X instructions and would comment that they are
not for the average user.  I had to look up instructions in order to do half
the steps.

If this is going to be required procedure for all OSX wireless users,
perhaps the instructions could be fleshed out a bit?  I had to look up how
to turn on the root user, etc. and it isn't in the on-system help file. You
have to go to Apple support.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynne Meeks" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 1:27 PM
Subject: Wireless Network to be secured by VPN


> Beginning Monday, August 5, 2002  the wireless network that has been
> installed by
> Network Services in several buildings on campus (known as Cat's PAWS)
> will be secured by being configured behind our VPN (Virtual Private
> Network).  This means that wireless users will need to install and run
> VPN client software in order to access the wireless network.  Currently,
>
> the Cat's PAWS wireless network is completely open; there is no
> encryption of information over the air and there is no authentication,
> which means that anyone with an 802.11b wireless card can obtain
> Internet access.  From an Internet security standpoint, this is not a
> good thing, thus the need to secure the wireless network.
>
> After you have installed a VPN client, your wireless transmissions over
> the air will be encrypted and you will need to authenticate yourself to
> the VPN (using your Zoo username and password) in order to access the
> Internet over the wireless network.
>
> VPN clients for Windows, Mac OS 8 and 9, and Mac OS X can be downloaded
> from the software distribution web page http://www.uvm.edu/software.
> Installation instructions can also be found there.  Macintosh users
> should pay particular attention to the installation instructions and the
>
> sequence of steps necessary to correctly install and run the VPN client.
>
> --
> Lynne Meeks
> Network Services
> University of Vermont
> [log in to unmask]
>