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Viscosity is an OpenVPN client for Mac, providing a rich Cocoa user interface for creating, editing, and controlling VPN connections. Viscosity provides a complete OpenVPN solution for Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) and does not require any additional downloads or software.
With Viscosity and OpenVPN you can securely connect to your home or company network from a remote location, protect your network traffic when using public or wireless networks, access websites with country restrictions, and tunnel through restrictive firewalls and proxy servers to give your computer full Internet
With Viscosity and OpenVPN you can securely connect to your home or company network from a remote location, protect your network traffic when using public or wireless networks, access websites with country restrictions, and tunnel through restrictive firewalls and proxy servers to give your computer full Internet
What's New
Version 1.3.5:
- It is now possible to move/rearrange multiple connections at once
- Reachability checking is now more intelligent for established connections
- Saved credentials are now associated with a connection, rather than a server address
- Viscosity will now correctly detect when a private key/pkcs12 file password fails
- Viscosity will now correctly delete a saved password when a private key/pkcs12 file password fails
- Viscosity will now clear any saved credentials associated with a connection when deleting it
- Viscosity can now run connect/disconnect scripts pushed by an OpenVPN-AS server
- Ability to force bundled connection import behavior (ask/append/overwrite)
- Dividing bundled connections into folders is now easier
- Viscosity can now check whether certificates are expired (bundle/pre-configure setting)
- Resolved issue where an error may appear waking from sleep under Mac OS 10.7
- Resolved issue where Viscosity could stop responding under Mac OS 10.7
- Resolved issue where Viscosity's icon could be cropped under Mac OS 10.7's full screen mode
- Resolved issue where the traffic graph may be inaccurate when first displayed
- Growl updated for 1.3 compatibility
- French localization updated thanks to Philippe Vinot
- German localization updated thanks to Dirk Dittert
- Various bug fixes and enhancements
It is strongly recommended you restart your computer after applying this update if are using version 1.2.3 or earlier.
Version 1.3.5:
- It is now possible to move/rearrange multiple connections at once
- Reachability checking is now more intelligent for established connections
- Saved credentials are now associated with a connection, rather than a server address
- Viscosity will now correctly detect when a private key/pkcs12 file password fails
- Viscosity will now correctly delete more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
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Viscosity is an OpenVPN client for Mac, providing a rich Cocoa user interface for creating, editing, and controlling VPN connections. Viscosity provides a complete OpenVPN solution for Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5) and does not require any additional downloads or software.
With Viscosity and OpenVPN you can securely connect to your home or company network from a remote location, protect your network traffic when using public or wireless networks, access websites with country restrictions, and tunnel through restrictive firewalls and proxy servers to give your computer full Internet access.
Viscosity can connect to any VPN server running OpenVPN, including most popular free and commercial VPN providers. Viscosity allows connections to be completely configured through a GUI, without any need to know how to use the command-line or OpenVPN's configuration file syntax. Advanced users still have full manual control over configuration options if desired.
Features include:
With Viscosity and OpenVPN you can securely connect to your home or company network from a remote location, protect your network traffic when using public or wireless networks, access websites with country restrictions, and tunnel through restrictive firewalls and proxy servers to give your computer full Internet access.
Viscosity can connect to any VPN server running OpenVPN, including most popular free and commercial VPN providers. Viscosity allows connections to be completely configured through a GUI, without any need to know how to use the command-line or OpenVPN's configuration file syntax. Advanced users still have full manual control over configuration options if desired.
Features include:
- Cocoa GUI
- Connection and traffic statistics
- Multiple simultaneous connections
- Robust DNS Support
- Keychain integration
- System proxy integration
- Deployment features designed for enterprise
- Easy connection importing
- Growl integration
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Pirx reviewed on 17 Dec 2011
Worth every penny.
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Macnerd1984 reviewed on 28 Nov 2011
Unfortunately Viscosity can't even manage a connection - I've tried 3 different servers. Trying the same connections with TB works first time. Additionally, TB has a handy window that pops up during the connection process - It helps you know where to start looking for a failed connection (password etc.); Viscosity doesn't appear to have this. Looks thorough in terms of configuration and the importing of saved servers from TB was handy, but ultimately all the bells and whistles under the sun are no use if it won't actually connect...
It could be that I need to dig much deeper within Viscosity to find what is needed to connect, but in that case maybe it isn't really for average bods like me who just want something that you can set up and use quickly.
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Gryphonent reviewed on 02 Aug 2011
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Neil_m reviewed on 10 Jun 2011
I have used a lot of VPN boxes over the years mainly IPsec (and Netgear's) implementation, there have always been little niggles.
IPSecuritas has been the only saving grace.
Synology just upgraded their firmware to 3.1-1742 and it brings Airplay, but Also VPN support (either PPTP or OpenVPN). I think that OpenVPN.
Viscosity is a really elegant, solid VPN client, made a profile on the VPN Server, exported it, imported into Viscosity...connection. A good solid connection. First time.
1 simple thing it does is; push all traffic through the tunnel - Netgear does not. That is worth the $9 alone.
Very impressed. Viscosity is the kind of utility that looks like it belongs on the mac.
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Doc Renaud reviewed on 29 May 2011
Never had a problem, not a single crash, always here and working.
Perfect!
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If you don't already have a VPN client... this would __definitely__ seem worth giving a try.
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Jacek_Noga reviewed on 21 Mar 2011
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Digitaltvguy reviewed on 23 Jul 2010
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Nontroppo reviewed on 01 Nov 2009
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There are no known issues with Viscosity/OpenVPN on Snow Leopard as of version 1.0.6 - it sounds like you may have a routing issue on your hands. I'd suggest jumping over to the Viscosity forum and posting a copy of your Log (available from Viscosity's Details window - click the 3rd button) and your routing table (Applicatons->Utilities->Network Utility->Netstat tab->Netstat) and we can try and track down what is happening.
The forum is located at:
http://www.viscosityvpn.com/forum/
Cheers,
James
slpr rated on 29 Nov 2011
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Gryphonent rated on 07 Sep 2011
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Pmcarrion rated on 27 Jun 2011
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