Parallels 4560 + XP Pro + Cisco VPN 4.9.01 OS X

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claydough

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I have searched and can't find a solution to this, so I am either a bad searcher or the only one having this issue...

I am using Cisco VPN Client 4.9.01 for OS X and it works fine in OS X. Parallels works fine when I am not logged into our company's VPN, but as soon as I start it, Parallels can't see anything on over the Internet. OS X can just fine.

There has got to be something I am missing on the Parallels side to make this work. I have tried starting Parallels and then Cisco VPN and then the other way around, but nothing seems to work. I have Firewall turned off in XP under Parallels.

Can anyone help with this? I am offering up the largest pat on the back. :)

Thanks,
Clay
 
This may help

HI,
I run my company's crap XP SP2 based SOE inside Parallels 3.0 Beta 5060.

I use Cisco VPN 4.9.00.

The cisco client stuffs up your local DNS (I run my own at home) as it forces only the use of the VPN supplied DNS, hence my Mac loses local connectivity.

My work around is to run bridged network on the XP session and run the Cisco VPN for XP from in there. Works fine.

Hope this helps

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So you change the network connection in Parallels to bridged, load up the VPN within XP and the Mac can then use the VPN?
 
Sorry to be pathetic but I have the same Cisco problem ... if I can't fix it I'll have to actually go to work (joke honest). Please could I have explicit instuctions about what to do to what to enable the VPN connection. Many thanks
 
It won't pass the VPN connectivitiy onto the OS X system by setting things to Bridged, it will have the VPN go to the XP and the normal connection to OS X.
 
Cisco Fix (worked for me ...)

I simply installed the new beta version of parallels as an "upgrade" and lo ... the connection works.
 
I had a similar problem, being unable to access the VPN via Cisco SSL VPN Client. It had something to do with the firewall/anti-hacker settings for Kaspersky internet security.

If you're running Kaspersky, try disabling, and if that works, you will have to configure it properly to allow VPN access.
 
claydough said:
I have searched and can't find a solution to this, so I am either a bad searcher or the only one having this issue...

I am using Cisco VPN Client 4.9.01 for OS X and it works fine in OS X. Parallels works fine when I am not logged into our company's VPN, but as soon as I start it, Parallels can't see anything on over the Internet. OS X can just fine.
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This has nothing to do with Parallels - this is the option of the Cisco VPN client.
By default it disables all local LAN access and all traffic will go over the VPN tunnel.

In your Cisco VPN client be sure that in the "Connection Settings->Transport" tab you have "Enable LAN access" checked.

This option should be enabled by your network administrator in the group profile on your VPN concentrator to work.

-- Eugene
 
Seaspray said:
Sorry to be pathetic but I have the same Cisco problem ... if I can't fix it I'll have to actually go to work (joke honest). Please could I have explicit instuctions about what to do to what to enable the VPN connection. Many thanks
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You need to talk to your network admin.
All these functions are controlled by the group profile on the VPN concentrator.
If your network admin set the connection profile certain way - there is NO way to override it.

Among the functions controlled by the connection profile are:

1. Local LAN access
2. Split tunneling
3. Assignment of the local/remote DNS servers and domain name
4. Firewall functions
5. Ability to save the password on the client

-- Eugene
 
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