I am looking to buy a 2-in-1 laptop/tablet to replace my current laptop. The one that has caught my eye is the Asus Chromebook flip C433.
However, atleast for the next few months I would need to use it for work purposes. When working from home, my company requires that we log in to their VPN - which I have only seen used on Windows computers. Does anyone know if I would be able to use the VPN on this Chromebook?
Also any opinions on the Asus Chromebook are welcome
Do you have any other computers in the house? You could pick up a cheap, used office PC, plug it in and use it headless on your laptop via chrome remote desktop. Should only set you back $100 if you donāt already have a windows machine.
Itās āWatchguard Firebox SSLā. There is a Watchguard app and a Firebox app on the play store, but neither look identical to the link given by my company
You should probably reach out to your IT department or those who govern IT in your company. The short answer is yes - it is possible.
In our company we are now testing Chromebooks. We are a Enterprise which typically use Windows and Microsoft services.
What we are testing now is Chromebooks and identity/access via Active Directory (Azure) , kerberos tickets (for legacy windows apps) and VPN. The use case - a user pick-up a Chrombook, logon to the chromebook using their ordinary Windows credentials and off they go. At home they can start the VPN provider we use (program). So far it looks good.Iāve used Chromebook for my daily workflow now since the COVID-19 break-out in Europe (home office since 15th March). Using O365 via browser is just perfect for me, fast , smooth and just what I need. Iām also using Crostini for linux stuff.I have all kinds of computers, macOS , Linux and Windows. I seldom pick-up any of the others now, which feels strange as Iāve been a huge macOS fan since 2003/4.Iām looking for a OS which is open source and a computer which is just speedy, simple and secure. ChromeOS is just that. Itās all about adopting another way of working, where most of your workload is through a browser.
Long answer - it is possible, reach out to your IT dept.
Hmm⦠Give me your company VPN login details and credentials and Iāll test it out for you. Trust me, it probably wonāt be used for other purposes!!!