12.2 PacketiX VPN Client 2.0 Specs
This section contains specifications for the PacketiX VPN Client 2.0
software.
12.2.1 Supported Operating Systems (Recommended)
| Type |
List of
Supported Operating Systems |
List of
Supported Architectures |
Windows
*1 *2 |
Windows 2000
Professional
Windows 2000 Server
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Ultimate |
x86
x64
(EM64T / AMD64) |
|
*1 |
Requires
the latest Service Pack and Internet Explorer. |
|
*2 |
Not supported if any third party firewall, anti-virus, or VPN
software is being used. |
12.2.2 Supported Operating Systems (All)
In addition to the recommended operating systems above, PacketiX VPN
Client 2.0 may also possibly be run on the operating systems and/or
architectures listed below. Using PacketiX VPN Client 2.0 on operating
systems and/or architectures not listed in the list of recommendations
above requires expert knowledge of computer networking and VPNs.
Furthermore, you may experience some limitations if you attempt to use
PacketiX VPN Client 2.0 on these systems.
| Type |
List of Supported
Operating Systems
|
List of Supported
Architectures |
| Windows |
Windows 98 Second Edition
Windows Millennium Edition
Windows 2000 Professional
Windows 2000 Server
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Ultimate |
x86
x64
(EM64T / AMD64) |
| Linux |
Systems containing version
2.4 or higher of the Linux kernel with the development libraries
zlib, OpenSSL, readline, and ncurses and development tools such
as gcc installed. The kernel must support Packet Socket in order
to use local bridging. The universal TUN/TAP device driver must
be installed on the system to use the tap functionality. |
x86
x64
(EM64T / AMD64)
PowerPC
SH4 32 bit
MIPS 32 bit |
12.2.3 Hardware Requirements
| Hardware |
Details |
| Monitor |
Monitors capable of displaying a window resolution of 800 x
600 with 16 bit color or higher (for Windows) |
| RAM (Minimum) |
16 MB RAM or higher |
| RAM (Recommended) |
32 MB RAM or higher |
| Hard Disk Space
(Minimum) |
At least 30 MB of available hard disk space is required. |
| Hard Disk Space
(Recommended) |
The amount required depends on the amount and size of the
log files saved by VPN Client 2.0, but at least 300 MB of
available hard disk space is recommended. |
The software may still operate on systems that do not meet the above
requirements, but may rely on swap file usage which can drastically
reduce overall performance. If swap space can not be allocated PacketiX
VPN Client 2.0 will stop functioning.
12.2.4 Software Specs
PacketiX VPN Client 2.0 has all the features,
and limitations, that are written in this manual. The following
items are particularly important to look over.
- The minimum and recommended system requirements shown
here are merely an estimate, and no guarantee is made that
the software will always operate under that environment.
- Remember that there are certain logical and physical
limitations in computing, and those limitations can not be
broken even if your system meets the above requirements. For
example, for most systems the user space for each process is
2 or 3 GB. If more than this amount is required, the
software will not function properly. Furthermore, the system
capacity required can change depending on how you use the
software and the amount of traffic on your network.
- The chart above does not list a recommended CPU speed.
The amount of CPU speed required depends on the throughput
you need and the environment you will actually perform VPN
communication in. Of course, for the best performance we
recommend using the fastest CPU possible.
- Some limitations may be encountered with PacketiX VPN
2.0 due to the library/system calls it uses and/or other
software/hardware on your system.
- In some cases, you may encounter problems with special
networking devices on the existing network between the VPN
server and the VPN client (VPN Client or VPN Bridge) when
using PacketiX VPN 2.0. If you are dealing with network
devices that perform some special operation other than basic
networking tasks such as IP routing or NAT, you may need to
configure those devices or replace them entirely to get them
to work with PacketiX VPN 2.0.
12.2.5 Program File Structure
| File name |
Details
|
| vpnclient.exe |
PacketiX VPN
Client 2.0's executable file.
For the x64 version, the filename is vpnClient_x64.exe.
|
| vpncmgr.exe |
PacketiX VPN
Client Manager 2.0's executable file.
For the x64 version, the filename is vpncmgr_x64.exe
|
| vpncmd.exe |
PacketiX VPN
Command Line Management Utility 2.0's executable file.
For the x64 version, the filename is vpncmd_x64.exe.
|
| hamcore.se2 |
Shared data files
used by all PacketiX VPN 2.0 programs. |
| File name |
Details
|
| vpnclient |
PacketiX VPN
Client 2.0's executable file.
|
| vpncmd |
PacketiX VPN
Command Line Management Utility 2.0's executable file.
|
| hamcore.se2 |
Shared data files
used by all PacketiX VPN 2.0 programs. |
12.2.6 List of Supported Smart Cards and Hardware Security Devices
The Windows version of PacketiX VPN 2.0 is compatible with the
following list of smart cards and hardware security token devices. If
your device is not listed here but has PKCS #11 device drivers, you may
still be able to use it. (However, we do not guarantee that it will
certainly work with PacketiX VPN 2.0.) Furthermore, if your device is
not currently listed here but you can provide SoftEther with sample
hardware, we will develop support for the device and add it to this
list. Please contact us through
www.softether.com.
| Vendor |
Product Name |
Type |
| Dai
Nippon Printing Co., Ltd |
Standard-9 IC Card |
IC Card |
| Dai
Nippon Printing Co., Ltd |
DNP Felica |
IC Card |
| FUJITSU LIMITED |
Standard-9 IC Card |
IC Card |
| Athena smart card
solution |
ASECard |
IC Card |
|
Gemplus Japan Co.,Ltd. |
Gemplus IC Card |
IC Card |
| Maxim Integrated
Products |
1-Wire & iButton |
IC Card |
| Feitian Japan Co., Ltd. |
ePass 1000 |
USB Token |
| Feitian Japan Co., Ltd. |
ePass 2000 |
USB Token |
| Aladdin Knowledge
Systems |
eToken |
USB Token |
| Rainbow Technologies |
iKey 1000 |
USB Token |
| Pentio |
PKI USB token |
USB Token |
| Logicaltech |
LOCK STAR-PKI |
USB Token |
|