F20: Cisco vpn does not launch after a couple of wake-ups from hibernate

[Ranjan Maitra]

On Thu, 9 Jan 2014 16:06:33 -0500 Fred Smith
<fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 09, 2014 at 08:21:06AM -0600, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > If you insist on using proprietary solution rather than free and open
> > > one, go ahead, knock yourself out.
> > > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd/Services#Cisco_AnyConnect_VPN
> > > http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/systemd-for-admins-3.html
> > > Good luck with that, Ran. ;)
> > 
> > Thanks for your e-mail, poma. Btw, you got my name wrong, but anyway. 
> > 
> > Well, I agree with you on staying off proprietary solutions, but as with
> > flash, I don't really have an option here. The Cisco vpn is needed to
> > be a node on my employer's network sot that I can access stuff that
> > they have a license for. It is the only thing that they will accept.
> > Openvpn never worked for accessing there: I have tried earlier and for
> > insane amounts of time (a few Fedora's ago, to no avail.) 
> > 
> > I will look into this, but it seems that the agent is not started or
> > killed after a couple of wakeups from hibernate. This did not use to be
> > an issue earlier (F19 and before).
> 
> I have missed the earlier parts of this thread, so plsl forgive me if  
> I'm re-covering something.
> 
> for cisco vpn thyere's vpnc, which should be available in the standard
> repos, and for their SSL vpn there's anyconnect. I've used both and have
> had good luyck with both,

Thanks! I guess you meant openconnect: I will take a look. I notice
from the webpage 

http://www.infradead.org/openconnect/mail.html

that there are two gui's: NetworkManager-openconnect and connman: any
preferences for either?

many thanks,
ranjan

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