Built-in, Free VPN on Macintosh and Using it with Cisco PCF files

You don’t need a separate VPN program such as Cisco or Shrewsoft etc to use VPN, including using PCF files, with Macintosh computers.  Follow the below instructions, but substitute your info.  And if you have a PCF file, open the PCF file in TextEditor, and Shared Secret is GroupPwd in the PCF.  If there’s just  enc_GroupPwd, you’ll need to get an unencrypted GroupPwd–the preferred method is from whoever runs your network, but there are ways to unencrypt too…

See:  How To: Cisco VPN with Snow Leopard & Lion via .pcf File

For more info on just using the Mac VPN, see the following but but substitute your info:

http://kb.its.psu.edu/article/1654

1. Select the Apple on the toolbar.
2. Select System Preferences.
3. Click Network.
4. Click the + icon in the lower left corner to add a new network interface.
5. Under Interface, select VPN.
6. Under VPN Type, select Cisco IPSec.
7. In the Service Name field add ISPtoPSU.
8. In the Server Address: field enter vpn.aset.psu.edu.
9. In the Account Name: field, and your Penn State Access ID in the following format: xyz123@dce.psu.edu.
10. Click Authentication Settings.
11. Shared Secret:psuconnect
12. Group Name: psuconnect
13. Click the checkbox next to Show VPN status in menu bar.
14. Click Apply.

Shiny Beast CD–Stop Looking at Us…We’re Waving Goodbye–best unreleased music/reissue from the 90s!

Shiny Beast…imagine a mix between Killing Technology-era Voivod and the Jesus Lizard with Germbox and Drive Like Jehu and mathier-Black Flag/Greg Ginn, you get the idea!  FINALLY they have a reissue compilation filled with unreleased tracks etc–37 tracks long!  The first 11 are from the Boner Records session and adds like 7 new, fantastic tracks from that era.  Also includes the Regraped split material–sounds like the remastered this or something, sounds way better than I remember the 12″ sounding–and a live show!  The guitarist David Sullivan is in the awesome band Red Fang (which is opening for Mastodon on their latest tour) and drummer Brian Walsby does comics etc)…

Buy it at Interpunk.com: Shiny Beast

Shiny Beast–Lodestar (not even one of their best, I’ll try to upload something better to youtube later!)