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Moskie · 11-06-2003, 11:29 AM

I'm having the hardest time getting Cisco's VPN client to work on my Windows XP (home ed.) system.

I'm using version 3.6.3 of the client, as my university (who I'm trying to connect to) instructs me to. Installation goes fine, but the dialer hangs on me. It croaks while it tries to authenticate my user name and password.

What's even worse, is that the process locks up. I'm able to hit cancel and stop the app from trying to connect, but from that point forward, the cvpnd.exe process runs indefinately, and Task Manager can't kill it. The result is that my network connection appears to be fully locked and unusable. I try to disable my LAN connection, but nothing happens when I tell it to disable itself, and no application can get online. I'm forced to reboot to get my connection back.

Some other possibly important info:
Have the latest service packs.
Tried to find a patch for the dialer, but Cisco's website doesn't seem to have *any* patches whatsoever.
I use outpost firewall, but disabling it beforehand doesnt seem to make a difference.

I realize this is a pretty specfic question, but if anyone has some insight, it would be appreciated. My knowledge of how VPN works is pretty superficial, so if I'm leaving some important info out, let me know.

11-06-2003, 11:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
Moskie Pure Chewing Satisfaction Location: can i use bbcode [i]here[/i]?	Cisco VPN client problems I'm having the hardest time getting Cisco's VPN client to work on my Windows XP (home ed.) system. I'm using version 3.6.3 of the client, as my university (who I'm trying to connect to) instructs me to. Installation goes fine, but the dialer hangs on me. It croaks while it tries to authenticate my user name and password. What's even worse, is that the process locks up. I'm able to hit cancel and stop the app from trying to connect, but from that point forward, the cvpnd.exe process runs indefinately, and Task Manager can't kill it. The result is that my network connection appears to be fully locked and unusable. I try to disable my LAN connection, but nothing happens when I tell it to disable itself, and no application can get online. I'm forced to reboot to get my connection back. Some other possibly important info: Have the latest service packs. Tried to find a patch for the dialer, but Cisco's website doesn't seem to have any patches whatsoever. I use outpost firewall, but disabling it beforehand doesnt seem to make a difference. I realize this is a pretty specfic question, but if anyone has some insight, it would be appreciated. My knowledge of how VPN works is pretty superficial, so if I'm leaving some important info out, let me know. __________________ Greetings and salutations.