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blacklisted.work

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Registered: 2023-09-10

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Execute .msi file to log into VPN

My company requires a .MSI file to execute on the remote system to log into the VPN. Is there a method to execute the file in ARCH?

V1del

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Re: Execute .msi file to log into VPN

Technically wine but not really for connecting to a VPN purposes (unless this just needs to run to verify your IP or something, in which case you could give that a shot). These kind of "executables" often contain some scripts/credentials to set up proper connection and you probably want to find exact details of that so you can set up something natively. (E.g. my university simply used cisco anyconnect and provided a VB script popping up a dialog for credentials to set up the connection. Looking at the source of that showed which target address to use and the setup could be done with normal openconnect from the repos)

The best bet here is asking your IT department whether they have details to setup a connection without relying on a MSI installer/generally ask whether company policy considers it acceptable to connect with a non MS system.

Last edited by V1del (2023-09-10 16:38:23)