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Again: Cisco VPN Client + 10.3.1
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STH
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Dec 9, 2003, 03:17 AM
 
I tried several times now without success:

- 10.3.1 (no Cisco client pre-installed)
- Installation of most recent Cisco Client 4.0.2C without errors
- on reboot or manual "ciscovpn start" I always get an error "kext is not authentic" - vpn subsystem not available.

I checked permissions etc. Downloaded from different sites. Tried 3.7 (installer doesn't even start). Seems like 10.3.1 doesn't like the ciscovpn.kext. Anyone else having seen this?
     
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Dec 9, 2003, 08:44 AM
 
I'm running Cisco's VPN client on 10.3.1 without problems... i'll check the version for you. Have you tried using the GUI?
MacBook Pro 13"/2.66 (09/2010), Mac Mini c2d/1.83 (01/2008)
     
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Dec 10, 2003, 05:11 AM
 
Yes, I tried the GUI as well.
Loading the ciscovpn.kext I first got an error. After modifying the permissions loading worked without error. But the client itself still complains that the subsystem is not avaiable. Strange.
     
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Dec 10, 2003, 05:50 AM
 
Ok, it seems to work now. Here's what I did:

-installing the client 4.0.2(C)
-chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN/
-chmod -R go-w /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN/
-same for: /System/Library/Extensions/CiscoVPN.kext/
-chown -R root:wheel /usr/local/bin (I only have the vpn stuff there)

Loading the kext then worked.
I added the line "USELegacyIKEPort=0" to my profiles (as seen at Cisco and MacOSXHints) and fired up the CiscoVPN GUI.

>> It's working!

So, I guess it boils down to a permission problem...
     
   
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