Barracuda Networks SSL VPN, Administrator'S Manual

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been established. The new Network Connector network will be available to use. From Windows
Explorer you should now be able to access the drives of those machines on the Network Connector
network.
Linux
1.
Go to the
RESOURCES > Network Connector
page and click the Download Linux Client
button.
Unlike the Windows Client, the Linux client package only contains a command line version of
the Network Connector client. No virtual Ethernet adapter needs to be installed as a tap driver
already exists on most Linux distributions.
If launching Network Connector from the SSL VPN Web-based interface only, there is no need
to download the Linux Client at all.
2.
The Linux client must be run as root. So if launching from the command line either login as root,
or 'su' from another account:
$ su root
Password: <root password>
#
3.
Run the client:
# /path/to/nEXTclient [options ...]
4.
Some Linux distributions use the 'sudo' command, notably Ubuntu. So, if logged on as a normal
user, run:
$ sudo /path/to/nEXTclient [options ...]
Password: <your password>
5.
Launching the client from the Web interface currently requires that the user is running the
GNOME Desktop and has the gksudo command installed. Support for other desktops may be
added.
6.
After the client has been downloaded, the user will be presented with the password prompt:
'Enter your password to perform administrative tasks.' After entering the password the client
will start.
7.
To stop the client, either logout of the Web interface, or run the command:
$ killall nEXTclient
Macintosh
In order to get the Mac client working, you will first need to set both some up commands and some
down commands, tailored to your own network. You will need to know the IP address of the DNS
server and the DNS search suffix.
1.
Go to the
RESOURCES > Network Connector
page and click the Download Mac Client button.
2.
Once installed, launch the program from the finder which will then run with a gray network icon
at the top right of the screen. Click the icon, select 'Preferences', and enter the details for the SSL
Note Routes are not immediately published on Microsoft Windows systems
Due to restrictions imposed by Windows networking, the VPN routes are not immediately published
when the Network Connector is launched. Expect to wait around 10-15 seconds after launching
the client before the routes are published and the Network Connector client is fully usable.