Mac OS X: VPN settings unavailable after using Migration Assistant

Issue or symptom

VPN settings in Internet Connect VPN may not appear to be transferred when using Migration Assistant to transfer a user's Home from one computer to another.

Solution

The settings actually are transferred but just not accessed. You can either enter them manually again, or access your VPN settings with these steps:

1. From the Finder's Go menu, choose Go to Folder.
2. Go to (type) this folder path, followed by Return:
   
   ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost
   
   The ByHost window opens. You might want to view as a List (press Command-2).
   
   
3. In the ByHost folder, select (click one time) the file named "com.apple.networkConnect.##########.plist" (where "##########" is a series of numbers and letters, the Ethernet ID).
   
4. From the Finder's File menu, choose any color label that you wish so that the file is easy to recognize in the ByHost folder.
   
   
5. From the Finder's Go menu, choose Applications.
6. Open Internet Connect.
7. From the Internet Connect File menu, choose Import Configuration.
8. Drag the color-labeled "com.apple.networkConnect..." file from the ByHost folder to the Import Configuration window.
9. Click Open. The VPN settings should now be available.
   
   Note: The Ethernet ID can be found in Network preferences or in Network Utility (located in /Applications/Utilities). In Network preferences, select the interface from the "Network Status" pop-up menu, click the "Configure..." button, then click the Ethernet tab.