Comments on: Ubuntu: Cisco VPN Client installation on Intrepid

By: Ubuntu Answers

Ubuntu Answers — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:37:23 +0000

You dont even need a cisco vpn client. http://www.ubun2.com/question/155/how_remote_connect_ubuntu_without_linux_cisco_vpn_client Now you can connect even without it.

By: Dave Holmes-Kinsella

Dave Holmes-Kinsella — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:19:14 +0000

My problem is right at the end – the install seems ok;
but when I try to fire the connection up
vpnclient connect fthq
it comes back with an error
“The profile specified cannot be read”

the file fthq.pcf is in the /etc/opt/cisco_vpnclient directory

By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:55:17 +0000

Hi,

I have the exact same problem as Lars on an Asus Z53S with interpid 2.6.27-11-generic.

What can I do?

Please help!

By: Lars Lindner

Lars Lindner — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:56:19 +0000

Hi,

I have installed Ubuntu 8.1 on my ThinkPad X61T.
uname -a gives
2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:24:39 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

I have installed the Cisco VPN client according to the instructions above and now I have no problem to connect through VPN but……..
after a while, a couple of minutes or so, my PC freezes.
The only way to get it out of this state is to power off.
I have reinstalled the VPN client a couple of times, with no other result.
Any one of you having a clue of what can be causing this?

By: Sachin

Sachin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:59:20 +0000

You need to start the vpnclient by issuing command:

sudo /etc/init.d/vpnclient_init start

You can either put this command in your /etc/rc.local so that it automatically starts or you can issue this command manually everytime you start computer.

By: James Moffitt

James Moffitt — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:39:49 +0000

These instructions were wonderful. Only one problem…

:~$ vpnclient connect kiawah
Cisco Systems VPN Client Version 4.8.01 (0640)
Copyright (C) 1998-2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Client Type(s): Linux
Running on: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic #1 SMP Thu Nov 20 21:57:00 UTC 2008 i686
Config file directory: /etc/opt/cisco-vpnclient

Could not attach to driver. Is kernel module loaded?
The application was unable to communicate with the VPN sub-system.

Any assistance would be appreciated… Thanks

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:51:36 +0000

I’ve reinstalled Intrepid since my last post on 12/5/08. On the fresh install, I hit a minor hickup when applying the vpnclient-linux-2.6.24-final.diff patch:

bash: patch: command not found

I downloaded the Patch utility at this URL, and after installing this package was able to complete the VPN client installation:

http://packages.ubuntu.com/intrepid/patch

Thanks again!

By: Fast

Fast — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:21:28 +0000

This worked on my 8.10 (64-bit)

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=765975

It got around the problems described previously.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:47:15 +0000

Hi all,
Thank you for the steps. They do not work on my Intrepid install. The issue is exactly the same as Amgalitz above. I have the exact same VPN build and the exact same error message. Where should I troubleshoot this ?

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:45:19 +0000

Worked great! Thank you. Wish I’d found this page before trying several other procedures.

The only other problem I had was my own fault. I was adding the .pcf extension to the profile name when using the connect command. Once I dropped that, life was good.