I tried what you suggested and am now getting the following:

root@frank:/home/eric# chmod 4111 /opt/cisco-vpnclient/bin/cvpnd

root@frank:/home/eric# vpnclient connect cmg

Cisco Systems VPN Client Version 4.8.00 (0490)

Copyright (C) 1998-2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Client Type(s): Linux

Running on: Linux 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Thu Jun 7 20:19:32 UTC 2007 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.

root@frank:/home/eric#

New error, but no joy. Any other ideas?

Thanks.

EB

I tried what you suggested and am now getting the following:

root@frank:/home/eric# chmod 4111 /opt/cisco-vpnclient/bin/cvpnd

root@frank:/home/eric# vpnclient connect cmg

Cisco Systems VPN Client Version 4.8.00 (0490)

Copyright (C) 1998-2005 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Client Type(s): Linux

Running on: Linux 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Thu Jun 7 20:19:32 UTC 2007 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.

root@frank:/home/eric#

New error, but no joy. Any other ideas?

Thanks.

EB

When you installed the client, did you ensure you have the correct kernel headers for the current running kernel version.

by typing uname-r you will get the kernel version number.

Using that information we can (in Ubuntu and other Debian based distributions) easily download the kernel headers with a command like this:

user@joe:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree... Done

linux-headers-2.6.15-23-686 is already the newest version.

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 66 not upgraded.

I am pretty sure I did not.

uname -r gives me:

eric@frank:~$ uname -r

2.6.20-16-generic

eric@frank:~$

Following what I think you wanted me to do, I entered:

eric@frank:~$ sudo apt-get install linux-headers-'2.6.20-16-generic'

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

linux-headers-2.6.20-16-generic is already the newest version.

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

eric@frank:~$

Does this help?

EB

I ran into a glitch with my cisco client on Ubuntu last night, it has been a while since I last used it. Went to run it and realized I was getting the same error as you!!

Looking at the Synaptic logs shows some automatic updates ran by Synaptic that modified files for cisco. If you remove and reinstall the cisco client (takes 1 minute) but leave the certificates and profiles (it will prompt you if you would like to remove them or not) you should be able to reconnect. This worked for me.

Could you please walk through with me what you reinstalled? Did you use Synaptic?

Thanks.

EB

I actually uninstalled the cisco vpn client. Then reinstalled it.

Navigate to the directory it is installed and issue the uninstall command.

(user@ubuntu /cisco/vpnclient$ sudo ./vpn_uninstall)

You will recieve a prompt to remove profiles and certificates, select No (unless you want to reinstall for the heck of it)

Then from the /cisco/vpnclient folder issue ./vpn_install

The client will reinstall and should work.

If not this link http://popey.com/node/62 has excellent step-by-step procedures for installing cisco client on ubuntu. Disregard the portion about getting the update that was for a previous version of the client, with the latest one this is unessasary.

Note if you follow the directions on the website above, they do not cover importing the certificate, you will also need to issue that command.

I hope this helps.