Re: Kernel 2.6.8-1.521 breaks Cisco VPN client...

[Kim B. Nielsen]

I'm using the 4.0.4.B-k9 version of the client. Downloading the latest 
from Cisco didn't work either...

/kbn

Denis Leroy wrote:

> Maybe i'm using a different version of vpnclient ? :
>
>   
>
> >rpm -qf /usr/sbin/vpnclient
> >    
> >
> vpnclient-4.0.4.A_k9-0.fdr.1
>
>
> --- "Kim B. Nielsen" <kbn(a)daimi.au.dk&gt; wrote:
>
>   
>
> >That's oddd...
> >
> >I've experienced my behaviour on two different laptops now. For some 
> >reasen, the wireless has worked perfectly in both cases, but not the
> >wire...
> >The laptops are from two different manufacturers (Dell and IBM) So 
> >somehow I don't think it's a unique problem related to one specific 
> >laptop or network card.
> >
> >/kbn
> >
> >Denis Leroy wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> >>I'm also using the Cisco VPN client here at Sun, to connect my
> >>      
> >>
> >laptop
> >>from home, but I'm not having the problem,  for me things are
> >working
> >    
> >
> >>correctly with the 521 kernel, at least on the wire (never quited
> >>worked with the wireless card though). Though i mainly use ssh, dns
> >>resolutions certainly work...
> >>
> >>-denis
> >>
> >>--- "Kim B. Nielsen" <kbn(a)daimi.au.dk&gt; wrote:
> >>
> >> 
> >>
> >>      
> >>
> >>>Just to report it, the 2.6.8-1.521 kernel breaks the Cisco VPN
> >>>        
> >>>
> >client
> >    
> >
> >>>in 
> >>>a very odd way.
> >>>
> >>>The current network configuration og the laptop I'm using, is a
> >>>wireless 
> >>>network card, and an normal network card (wirefull).
> >>>
> >>>The funny thing is, that when i start the client on the wireless 
> >>>interface, everything is fine, and everything works as it's
> >>>        
> >>>
> >supposed
> >    
> >
> >>>to. 
> >>>If i then shifts to the wire, UDP packages suddently isn't comming 
> >>>throug, but tcp connections work fine. That is, no name server 
> >>>resolution, but I'm able to ping and access sites with the ip.
> >>>
> >>>I know that the vpn client is Cisco's responsibility, but I thought
> >>>        
> >>>
> >I
> >    
> >
> >>>would mention it to you, in case that it points to something gone
> >>>        
> >>>
> >bad
> >    
> >
> >>>in 
> >>>the kernel. I have tried to do the same exercises with the -358
> >>>kernel 
> >>>that ships with Fedora, and everything works in this kernel.
> >>>
> >>>I hope this is of some use (And that a fix can be made :)
> >>>
> >>>Regards
> >>>/kbn
> >>>
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