Basically I have an issue because my host OS is 64-bit Linux Mint (Ubuntu derived) and it doesn't seem to be compatible with the Juniper Network Connect that is used by the network at my workplace. Thus, I am unable to ssh from terminal to the network. I can't make changes to the workplace network either so that leaves me with looking for solutions on my end.

The main reason for me to access the network from home is to check on my running processes or to issue more commands to a few workstations. Putty is the desperate choice I usually make but it means I have to reboot to Windows and also have limited control. I've tried several other methods and they have all failed.

Recently, I setup a VM with Windows 7 as the guest OS. Now half my problems are fixed as I don't have to physically reboot the system - I just have to engage Juniper Network Connect on the VM.

However, I would still like to use my Linux terminal to ssh to the network. It sounds plausible that I could somehow manipulate ports to connect to the remote network from the host OS tunneled through the guest OS, but I really have no clue how to do so...

Can anyone help?

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Maybe this blob post will help you. But don't you just hate these proprietary SSL VPN things? Some smart people spend a lot of time creating standard VPN protocols, such as IPsec, and then these vendors just screw everything up.

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hehe this is one of the many solutions I found while googling but didn't work (either I am really doing things wrong, or Linux Mint is just different). – Reuben L. Jan 1 '11 at 11:47
From what I've read around (sorry, lacking citations as this was a month or so ago), Juniper has no interest or plans in producing a 64-bit client, either. I had to create a 32-bit VM to use it as well. – Uninspired Feb 26 '11 at 20:32
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