Cisco VPN client? - PC-BSD Forums

Ph0eniX · #1 03-23-2007, 01:09 AM

Is there a way to connect my PCBSD machine to a Cisco VPN concentrator?

Grazie!

dracheflieger · #2 03-23-2007, 01:33 AM

Something like this ?

Code:

security/vpnc             Client for Cisco 3000 VPN Concentrator

Ph0eniX · #3 03-25-2007, 12:10 AM

Originally Posted by dracheflieger

Something like this ?

Code:

security/vpnc             Client for Cisco 3000 VPN Concentrator

Yes, that's what I'm looking for. Does it work in PCBSD?

dracheflieger · #4 03-25-2007, 12:20 AM

Yes, it is in the port tree. You will have to get your sources and ports (Chapter 5 of the Quick Guide on your desktop) and once you have those you will need to open konsole (KMenu -> System -> konsole), su to root and then

Code:

cd /usr/ports/security/vpnc && make install clean && rehash

and that will download anything you should need and compile that application. read what it says near the end of the install.

I would set konsole's history unlimited (Settings -> History -> Set Unlimited) so you can find any errors that might occur. It probably also installs man pages so you should be able to

Code:

man vpnc

after the install and read what they tell you.

Good luck.

Ph0eniX · #5 04-03-2007, 01:20 AM

Thanks! I have it installed but getting it to work is another story. I can make a connection but I'm unable to ping any hosts on the remote network or ping my own address assigned by the VPN server. It works fine when I try it from my Mac or the Windows box (using the Cisco VPN client on the same network). I event tried running it with the "--debug" option. It's not displaying any errors. I'm kind of thinking that vpn-script is mangling the routes somehow even though the routing table itself looks ok. I've disabled the PCBSD personal firewall but it doesn't seem to make any difference. Any ideas?

Thanks!