Cisco+Mac: Operate some apps thru VPN, the others not?

I would imagine not. Split tunneling, the ability to route some traffic through the VPN but not other types of traffic, is a feature configured by the VPN endpoint and passed down to the VPN client.

HTH.

Just a few minutes ago, seriously, I found that the Cisco client has a check box "Allow Local LAN Access", and when it's enabled, it works: the two things I need for VPN, Novell and Entourage, work fine via the corporate network, yet Mail and browsing work as well.

I have no idea how the apps know which to use -- VPN or local LAN -- but they do.

Excellent news--I had been holding off installing the Cisco client on my own PowerBook running Mac OS X 10.4.5, but I may have to try it now.

But wait a bit longer. Take a look at the info for the latest 10.4.6 update, it mentions Apple's VPN working with Cisco servers.

I will try this Tuesday -- I would love to unload the Cisco client!

I just loaded 10.4.6 last night, as a matter of fact, and I did notice that little blurb. I'd love to hear the results of your testing; if I can avoid installing the Cisco client, that would be preferable.

Didn't work for me, but I may have the password wrong. Since the Cisco client shows only bullets for the password, I'm relying on memory and I'll have to check into it.

It did not work for me. I got prompted for the password, and as soon as I press Return, it says it couldn't log in. I think the problem may be in that the OS X version requires some form of machine authentication, either a shared secret or a certificate, and the Cisco version does not.

The OS X machine authentication area is a pair of radio buttons, implying one or the other.

Thanks for giving it a try, Tim, and for reporting back your results.

Take care.