Would you please explain how to install VPN client to Mac?

[liden99]

I have downloaded VPN Gate Client which is zipped in tar. I opened it but couldn't figure out how to install it to my MacBook Pro. I will appreciate if you could guide me either in English or Japanese. Thank you for your help in advance.

[qupfer]

unzip/untar and run .install.sh....

[liden99]

Thank you. I tried to run .install.sh, but it opens TextEdit. Does it need any particular program or command to do? Thank you again for your prompt reply.

[qupfer]

open terminal and
sh /User/liden99/Downloads/softether/.install.sh

or alternativ
chmod +x /User/liden99/Downloads/softether/.install.sh
and now you can doubleclick on it. I have also ni idea about the permission system in OSX. Maybe you have to type "sudo sh" instad of "sh"

[liden99]

Thank you very much! In the meanwhile, I found another option:

You can just tell Finder to open the .sh file in Terminal:

Select the file
Get Info (cmd-i) on it
In the "Open with" section, choose "Other…" in the popup menu
Choose Terminal as the application

[liden99]

I am sorry, but please allow me to ask one more question. I ran it and it said that software is installed, but I don't see any icon or something that Softether was installed. Would you please let me know how I can know it is installed? Thank you.

[qupfer]

liden99 wrote:
> it said that software is installed...

No, it doesn't :-)
It said only "The preparation of SoftEther VPN Client is completed !" and it also said:
"Please execute './vpnclient start' to run the SoftEther VPN Client Background Service."

So open terminal, 'cd' to your folder and run "./vpnclient start". (or enter directly "/home/User/Long/Path/To/SoftEther/vpnclient start")
After that, run "./vpncmd localhost /CLIENT" (or the long path method) to start the commandline-tool. In this tool, you have to create a "virtualhub", add a connection, connect and maybe manually start a dhcp daemon for the tap-Device. Sound complicated...yeah a bit.
For this reason, I would recommend you use tunnelblick (a OpenVPN Client Software) instead.
https://code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/w ... ta_Release

[liden99]

Thank you for patiently answering my questions. Gosh, it is so complicated! I installed Tunnelblick, but now I need a VPN configuration that I do not have any knowledge. Sigh... Anyway, I appreciate your help.

[qupfer]

Have you a configured vpn server? How did you configure them? With the Windows-Tool? If yes, you can download the configuration easily.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/6b8ofyd83uwdeqx/openvpn.PNG

[liden99]

Oh, it looks like much more complicated than I thought. If possible, may I just get a VPN configuration, if you don't mind? Thank you...

[qupfer]

Is it possible, you just want use the public VPN-Server from VPNgate and not use your own VPN???
If yes, just follow this instructions: http://www.vpngate.net/en/howto_mac.aspx

Edit: oh...i did not read the "gate" in vpn gate client in your start-post....

[liden99]

Yes, I am using VPN Client by using L2TP on Mac, but as you know L2PT servers are not as many as others, and sometimes they are sometimes offline. So, I want to use a free VPN software that automatically connects to the servers. If you have any other easy VPN client, please let me know. Thank you.

[qupfer]

liden99 wrote:
> Yes, I am using VPN Client by using L2TP on Mac, but as you know L2PT servers are
> not as many as others, and sometimes they are sometimes offline.

Tunnelblick...go to http://www.vpngate.net/en/ , mark only "OpnenVPN", refresh server list. Take one by clicking on "OpenVPN Config File" and download a config. If TCP and UDP possible, try first UDP and if this ha no sucess TCP. (UDP is "faster", TCP more stable). Import it to tunnelblick. Connect.

[liden99]

It works perfectly. Wow, now I can travel to China. haha. Thank you very much for your help!