Root Cisco VPN client?

[sentinelace]

I had one on my motorla droid which never worked other than on bugless beat 1.1. Is there a client I can use to connect to my network? I have a 2811 Cisco router. Thanks.

 

[DizkoDan]

Haven't tried myself, but check this out:

VPN Connections (Cisco VPN) - xda-developers

 

[banshee2008]

Call me slow, but I found that XDA thread very hard to follow. Since I managed to get Cisco VPN going on my Incredible, I thought I'd try to lay out what I did in case it helps other slow people. Now let's get down to it.

First, I didn't deal with installing any special tun.ko as described in XDA. I found that all of the KinxKernels located here have it pre-installed:
KiNgxKernel - The Incredible List

So I installed a kinxkernel. I am also running Skyraider ROM, but I don't think it matters as long as you have a kernel (such as Kinxkernel) that has tun.ko.

Next install VPN Connections from the market. Note I could never get the "VPN Connections" GUI to work correctly, and it seems that many people have this problem. So I got it going with scripts instead. To use these, you will need a terminal emulator such as "Better Terminal Emulator." Download that from the market.

Now you need to create a file called vpn.conf in the /sdcard root directory. (I just created the file on my PC, connected the SD card, and stored it there.) The file should look like this (fill in your own info for gateway, group name, etc.):

IPSec gateway <gateway>
IPSec ID <group name>
IPSec secret <shared secret>
Xauth username <user name>
UDP Encapsulate

Then create a script called "go" in the /sdcard root directory. It should look like this:

/data/data/org.codeandroid.vpnc_frontend/files/vpnc /sdcard/vpn.conf --script /data/data/org.codeandroid.vpnc_frontend/files/vpnc-script --pid-file /sdcard/vpnc

Now go into your terminal program and type the following:
su
mkdir /dev/net
ln -s /dev/tun /dev/net/tun


All the stuff up until now is "one time only" as you get everything set up. The following must be done each time you want to start the VPN

First, to get tun.ko going, start up your terminal emulator program and execute the following commands. (NOTE: From what I gather, tun.ko can be installed in different locations depending on kernel. This specifies the correct location for kingxkernel):
su
insmod /system/lib/modules/tun.ko

To verify tun.ko is working, you can then run:
lsmod

It should say something similar to "tun 10734 0 - Live 0xbf000000"

Then type the following to start the VPN:
sh /sdcard/go

You will then be prompted for a password. Enter that, and your VPN should be up and running.


While I figured out these steps from numerous different sources, particular credit goes to pvlagsma on XDA...who provided a lot of this info. Hope it helps some lost soul!

 

[sentinelace]

any update on this? Still no cisco client?

 

[elborak]

any update on this? Still no cisco client?

You respond to a thread explaining where to get and how to configure a Cisco client with "Still no cisco client?"

 

[sentinelace]

You respond to a thread explaining where to get and how to configure a Cisco client with "Still no cisco client?"

Read my post. The link above isn't even from cisco and it doesn't work unless you are rooted. It doesn't even work on most phones. I have tested it and only got it to work on the droid 1.

 

[bjanow]

We *are* in the all things root section. That's quite an exceptional post from banshee, well written, very explanatory, and thorough. Did you try doing what he said? I don't see when I would need a VPN from my phone since I have my laptop with me if I need to work outside my current environs, but I do remember reading why someone would use/need it.

 

[sentinelace]

We *are* in the all things root section. That's quite an exceptional post from banshee, well written, very explanatory, and thorough. Did you try doing what he said? I don't see when I would need a VPN from my phone since I have my laptop with me if I need to work outside my current environs, but I do remember reading why someone would use/need it.

what? you make no sense. Do you know what a VPN is? Who cares about a laptop. We have apps that we would like to run from anywhere, any time. Cameras being one of them. I don't want to boot up a laptop all the time if I don't have to.

 

[bjanow]

what? you make no sense. Do you know what a VPN is?

It makes a lot of sense if you can understand the written language.

 

[sentinelace]

It makes a lot of sense if you can understand the written language.

Most of you guys must not use cisco. Right now, the built in piece does work on the ASA models, but no other, hence the need for a cisco vpn client or an IOS update on the router. I just figured an app would be quicker.