Is it possible to connect to a Cisco VPN using OpenVPN?

[dellpe]

I'm a freelance contractor, and I'm having trouble connecting to a client's VPN. The problem is that I'm a contractor for a client of a client, so no one really seems to know what's going on, and I myself just barely understand how to set up a VPN to begin with. Google is only proving more confusing. Can the hive maybe point me in the right direction?

So, here's the situation. I just joined this project yesterday. I was emailed a .pcf file with the security credentials for the VPN, and Google tells me that this means our customer is using Cisco for their VPN. The other two people I'm working with already had Cisco VPN clients set up on their machines but can't remember any details about how or when they got there. I don't have a Cisco client installed on my computer, and when I went to download one, the Cisco website tells me I can't until I have some kind of officially sanctioned account registered on their website, which I don't.

So I downloaded OpenVPN instead, and I opened the .pcf file with a text editor and tried to manually configure the connection based on what I saw there, but no dice.

FWIW, this VPN belongs to a large multi-national company which has a lot of security restrictions, and connecting requires a token that changes every 60 seconds, so it's not just a little network someone set up in their basement.

So here are my questions:

1. Can I connect to a Cisco VPN using OpenVPN (or some other open-source client)? Or does it absolutely have to be Cisco's proprietary client?

2. Is there some way I can convert this .pcf file so that my open-source client can read it, rather than me having to manually enter the info?

3. Or am I just chasing my tail here, and this can only be solved by getting in touch with the customer's IT dept.? I'd like to avoid that if at all possible, since it might raise some unnecessary red flags and potentially bring the project to a temporary halt.

Sorry if this is a stupid question, and thanks for any help you can give!Just reple me,or give my one email:dong@huanetwork.com