Parallels

Using a Parallels VM as a gateway for VPN

Sat, 03/24/2007 - 02:57 — steve

Sometimes you need to deal with VPN software which only runs under Windows. This tip shows you how to configure a Parallels virtual machine to provide a network gateway to these VPNs.

Alternately, there are some newer VPN client applications available for the Mac. Take a look at VPN Tracker, from Equinix; I haven't tried it, but it is well reviewed. Probably worth a look!

Here are some raw instructions using (mostly) OSX GUI:

0. Make sure you're running 3120 or later and that VM network is set to Bridged.