Cisco 64 Bit vpn client on Win7K 64 machine

NAVIN PARWAL · ‎04-21-2010

Folks,

I can connect using the new VPN client on my 7K 64 machine but for some reason the packets are not encrypted. When I use the XP machine with the same credentials everything works great, any ideas?

Thanks,

Parwal

johnd2310 · ‎04-21-2010

Hi,

can you clarify what you mean by "not encrypted". Does the vpn server show the SAs being established?

Thanks

John

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NAVIN PARWAL · ‎04-22-2010

Client has win7K 64 bit

using vpn client 5.0.07.0290

client is using certificates

client is able to connect and the tunnel comes up

everything should be sent over the tunnel (no split tunneling).

The problem is that when i look at the vpn statistics, it shows me 0 packets encrypt or decrept, all packets send are being "discarded".

The client was using some third party client before cisco had not announced a client for win 7k 64 bit, but now he has uninstalled the 3rd party and wants to use Cisco vpn client.

Why are the packets getting discarded and not getting on the tunnel? he has set the MTU size in the vpn client as "default".

david.vanherck · ‎11-05-2010

Hi,

I'm having the same issue: on my Windows 7 64bit with VPN Client 5.0.07.0290 the VPN comes up, but no data is going over the connection. Also I have no encrypted/decrypted packets, but all of them are discarded. Did you find the solution?

Greets,

David

pudawat · ‎11-05-2010

First try this:

On a Windows 7 PC go to C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\VPN Client\Profiles

Open .pcf with Notepad

add these commands at the end:

ForceNatT=1

UseIKELegacyPort=1

Test the VPN client!

If it still has issues,try reinstalling the VPN client after DNE upgrade via:

http://www.citrix.com/lang/English/lp/lp_1680845.asp

If you are using WWAN card try this:

As the VPN Client on Windows 7 does not support WWAN devices

The current releases of VPN client software use an NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) intermediate driver that is based on NDIS 5.0 (specifications developed for Windows Vista and XP).

However, the native Windows 7 Mobile Broadband and Some Wireless WWAN miniport drivers are based on NDIS 6.2 specifications. VPN client applications using intermediate drivers based on NDIS 5.x specifications have compatibility issues with drivers compliant with Windows 7 Mobile Broadband.

Some vendors for wireless cards provides WWAN miniport drivers for Windows 7 that are Windows 7 logo certified and based on NDIS 6.2 (specifications for WWAN interfaces that can be supported natively in Windows 7).

The Cisco VPN client along with some other third party clients has compatibility issues with NDIS 6.2 WWAN miniport drivers:

The Cisco VPN client release notes state “The VPN Client on Windows 7 does not support WWAN devices (also called wireless data cards)”:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/docs/security/vpn_client/cisco_vpn_client/vpn_client5007/release/notes/vpnclient5007.html

There is a workaround provided by some WWAN vendors,

Either we can downgrade the NDIS divers or we can setup Dial up connection for the internet, which is not affected by this problem.

Here is link which might be helpful in setting up DUN on windows 7

http://neteasebn.net/support/docs/nes023.asp

I tested it and it works.

Pradhuman Singh