How to connect to the University of Tsukuba VPN Service
(Mac OS X)
You can use one of the two VPN protocols to connect to
the VPN service on Mac OS X.
The following table is characteristics of each VPN
protocols. Choose your preferred protocol.
|
Characteristics |
L2TP/IPsec (Recommended) |
OpenVPN |
|
VPN Transport Protocol |
IPsec |
Original Protocol
(TCP, UDP) |
|
Throughput |
Fast |
Slow |
|
Easy Configuration |
 |
 |
|
HTTP Proxy Compatible |
|
|
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SOCKS Proxy Compatible |
|
|
Pass Restricted Firewalls
(by Using Pure SSL) |
|
|
Built-in Client Software
in Operating System |
|
|
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Compatible Operating Systems |
Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) or later |
Mac OS X Tiger (10.4) or later |
|
How to Connect |
L2TP/IPsec
Connect Guide
 |
OpenVPN
Connect Guide
 |
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