Shimo3 Private Beta: Phase1
As the development of Shimo’s third incarnation is progressing rapidly, we come to a state where we need more people testing the current version. With Shimo3 there are a lot of new features, which need to work as smoothly as possible and therefore we would like to ask you to join our private beta phase1.
To be part of this test period, please send in a short description of yourself. It would be nice to add the following information to your application:
- Version of MacOS X
- VPN protocol primarily used
- Level of networking skills/knowledge
- Previous beta tests
The more information we have about you, the better we can find the perfect team for our beta test.
Yanik Grignon, 
Patrick and 21 others are discussing. 
cheek 19:17 on February 14, 2010 Permalink |
Hello. I am currently running Mac OS X 10.6.2. I currently use the Cisco VPN Client v4.9.01.0180 to connect to three different sites via IPsec. I am a senior Unix system admin and support multiple clients remotely via VPN. I am very experienced with TCP/IP networking. I’ve only been a beta tester once in the past… with VMware’s Fusion product. I would be very interested in helping you test Shimo3. I have used Shimo v1.0.7 previously.
Matthew Cheek
matt.cheek@uxadm.com
dreinidaho 16:55 on February 15, 2010 Permalink |
- OS X Leopard 10.6.2
- Cisco IPSEC VPN (via Snow Leopard Built-In IPSEC Client) & Cisco AnyConnect
- CCIE Voice #23890 (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert)
I would love to beta Shimo 3.
xy22y 00:53 on February 23, 2010 Permalink |
I’d love to help beta test. I assume you want information here, since you didn’t provide any other contact information in your post.
1. 10.6.2, on an 8-core Mac Pro, and on a MacBook Pro.
2. Cisco IPSEC (via Snow Leopard client, Shimo 2, VPN Tracker). Also use IPSEC to OpenBSD.
3. Lots of networking experience / knowledge. I’ve written protocol stacks. I’ve administered lots.
4. I’ve never betaed for you before.
z0mbix 13:03 on February 24, 2010 Permalink |
I’d love to help test. I’ve been running 2.x for a while, and while the OpenVPN and PPTP VPNs work great, I’ve never been able to move from IPSecuritas to Shimo for my IPsec VPNs. I am a systems & network admin looking after many Juniper IPsec, OpenVPN and PPTP devices.
1. 10.6.2 on a MacBook
2. Juniper based IPsec
3. Not CCIE level, but pretty experienced
4. I participated in the early Dropbox beta test, and one of the first linux client alpha testers
Cheers z0mbix
jayhawkbabe 03:12 on February 25, 2010 Permalink |
I just sent you an email, but decided I should post here. I have used Shimo for about 8 months now.
1. 10.6.2 on MacBook Pro
2. Cisco IPSEC
3. No experience with Mac software development, but I used to compile my own Linux kernels
4. Work with command line (scripts, python, software compilation) for my research (I am a biophysicist)
5. Have been a beta tester for numerous Mac programs
Michelle Gill
michelle.lynn.gill [add the standard gmail domain to this]
jjlharrison 11:01 on February 28, 2010 Permalink |
Hi,
Looking forward to Shimo3! Been using Shimo for a couple of months after a friend told me about it. I’d love the ability to have multiple connections.
1. 10.6.2
2. PPTP and SSH Tunnels.
3. Cisco Certified Computer Science Student and Networking Admin (& Java/PHP Developer).
4. Early Dropbox Betas.
Thanks,
jjlharrison [at] gmail [dot] com
mkw 06:48 on March 9, 2010 Permalink |
Mac version: Leopard 10.5.8, going to be Snow Leopard
VPN protocol: Cisco, SSH
Worked with networks since 1996
Beta tester: Outpost Security Suite
MacVador 18:02 on March 10, 2010 Permalink |
Hi Fabian,
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I would appreciate to participate in your Shimo3 Private Beta test. I currently run 10.6.2 64 bits on a Macbook Pro penryn. I normally use Cisco vpn but has i does not run in 64 bits, I fall back onto the client integrated in SL. Therefore, Shimo cannot handle that one for me
I manage more than 200 machines on my working site and the whole network and backup structure even my official job is researcher in biotech. I think I have quite a good level of knowledge in network and I am in tight contact with very high level engineers: they manage the whole Strasburg University network…
As previous beta tests, I have been involved in Encore (music sheet software) and a biotech software. I have done also some software French translation as iSoftphone, MDRP, etc…
Best regards.
krumpt 17:14 on March 11, 2010 Permalink |
OSX 10.6.2
PPTP, LT2P & OpenVPN
High
Many
nielsk 11:39 on March 13, 2010 Permalink |
I’d like to participate in the Shimo 3 Beta-Test.
Mac OS 10.6.2
Cisco VPN, Hamachi
I know usually how to fix my problems with networks
Previous betas: a lot…and if there’s a cutting edge version of software available I usually run that instead of the stable one
qbp 17:02 on March 13, 2010 Permalink |
Hello, i am happy to become a beta tester of your program.
- Version: MacOS X 10.6.2
- VPN: openVPN
- Working as (LInux-) Systemadministrator
- Some Beta tests and development of the konversation, kde tools, and so on.
Aaron Bieber 21:37 on March 18, 2010 Permalink |
mmmm beta!
- 10.6.2
- OpenVPN and ssh tunnel
- Advanced
- Various projects.. Dropbox, lightroom.. few games.. SkyOS
Pagefault 18:13 on April 4, 2010 Permalink |
Hi, I also would like to be part of the beta test. Because I already found a lots of errors in 2.2.2 and would like to improve this tool.
- 10.6.3
- IPsec to Netgear UTM and Fritzbox 7270
- IT-Professional
- Many projects during the last 25 years
jayhawkbabe 15:43 on April 12, 2010 Permalink |
Hi!
Any update on this? Even if not chosen for the beta test team, it would be nice to know (perhaps via another blog post or an update to this one) that beta testing has started.
Thanks!
Patrick Savelberg 09:28 on April 15, 2010 Permalink |
Hi, i would like to be a beta tester also :
- running MacOs X 10.6.3
- OSX VPN Servers / Draytak VPN Routers
- IT-Professional
- Betatestin for more software packaging the last 10 years
Felix Buenemann 12:23 on April 15, 2010 Permalink |
Hey, count me in on the beta, I’ve done debugging on Shimo before. Knowledge in IT and networking/routing aswell as sw dev and debugging.
Currently using MacPro Octacore/16GB and 1st gen. MBP 17″/2GB both running SL 10.6.3. I’m using various VPN technologies: IPsec, OpenVPN, PPTP, CIsco IPsec, though for standard IPsec I’m currently using IPsecuritas, cause it doesn’t really work in Shimo 2.
Rob Record 13:19 on April 22, 2010 Permalink |
- 10.6.3
- SSH Tunnel
- Intermediate to high networking skills, very high general computing skills, intermediate to high programming skills
- I’ve been a beta test for quite a few mac apps
Joshua Weinberg 13:38 on May 1, 2010 Permalink |
Hi, I’d like to join your private beta. I’m running snow leopard on the mac and I also run linux and windoows machines. I use VPN as a mode of encryption for all my day to day internet transactions. –Email, websurfing, etc…I do work as a internet application developer and have a reasonable high level understanding of network systems.
Joshua
Steve 07:45 on July 11, 2010 Permalink |
Hey, I’d be happy to help out with the beta of Shimo3. I’ve used Shimo extensively in the past and have recently moved to Snow Leopard on a new MacbookPro and would like to use Shimo as a front end to the native VPN.
- Version of MacOS X: 10.6.3
- VPN protocol primarily used: IPSec
- Level of networking skills/knowledge: Pretty good… am a networking test professional
- Previous beta tests: I have beta tested all kinds of products
Francisco González 06:41 on November 20, 2010 Permalink |
MacOS X 10.6.5
Cisco AnyConnect SSL VPN and OpenVPN
Moderate to advanced
Windows, Mac, Office, Mozy.com, DropBox and 1Password
Simon 06:56 on January 19, 2011 Permalink |
How’s the private beta going?
- Mac OS X 10.6.5
- IPsec & PPTP
- Practical knowledge derived from setting up small networks
- I am a developer; I try to submit useful/reproducible bug reports (most recently to the Eucalyptus project)
Wayne 17:59 on April 27, 2011 Permalink |
Version of MacOS X : 10.6.7
VPN protocol primarily used – Cisco and OpenVPN
Level of networking skills/knowledge – Advanced
Previous beta tests – too many to list
I’m an information security analyst with over 5 years of in-depth Mac experience. I currently manage both a personal pfSense firewall/vpn as well as our corporate cisco fw/vpn.
I’d like to participate in the beta, as I currently use the built in native Cisco VPN client and would be happy to test that feature of Shimo
Patrick 13:20 on May 18, 2011 Permalink |
Hi, I’d like to take part in the beta.
- OSX 10.6.7 on macbook pro 8.2 (May 2011)
- SSH, PPTP and OpenVPN
- Wireshark knowledge (IT Pro)
- SMS 2003, SCCM 2007
Yanik Grignon 15:19 on May 20, 2011 Permalink |
Mac OSX 10.6.5
Cisco VPN IPSec
Remove developer, so I’m on the VPN 24h/day
B.R. 17:03 on June 11, 2011 Permalink |
- Mac OS X 10.6.7
- Cisco IPSec VPN (via either Cisco’s VPN client, though preferably via vpnc for 64-bit support) and OpenVPN (wishing I could use both at the same time though!)
- Practical knowledge from small networks, but good troubleshooting skills
- Like the person who posted above me, I’m a developer & try to submit useful/reproducible bug reports.