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macos catalina 10.15 vpn connection (Cisco IPSec?) duplicated icon in menu dock

The problem is on the screenshots below.

Only one (Automatic) network location
Four network interfaces: Ethernet, WIFI, work (VPN), private (VPN).
Problem: on VPN icon from menu dock drop down list Cisco VPN interface (work) is duplicated.

Recreating VPN interface (Cisco IPSec) even withe different name doesn't help.

The second problem is that after deleting Cisco IPSec connection, I get a empty list in a drop down menu even if other VPN connections exist (e.g. IKEv2).

Anybody with same problem?

Any ideas how to fix?

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Oct 28, 2019 12:46 PM

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vbme

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Nov 30, 2019 6:53 AM in response to luke00it

Same problem here.

t5un4m1

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Nov 30, 2019 8:04 PM in response to vbme

Clean installed Catalina on my MBP. Created the VPN connection from scratch. Same duplication issue. I thought it was some kind of weirdness from upgrading to Catalina.

91koff Author

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Dec 11, 2019 9:14 AM in response to 91koff

Looks like it's fixed in 10.15.2 (19C57).

vbme

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Dec 11, 2019 9:23 AM in response to 91koff

It is not fixed. It comes back. Right after reboot it seems normal though.

t5un4m1

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Dec 18, 2019 6:09 AM in response to vbme

I can confirm that [for me] 10.15.2 does not fix the duplicate vpn issue :-/

pundit

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Dec 18, 2019 6:54 AM in response to t5un4m1

It seems to have been fixed for me with 10.15.2.

vbme

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Dec 18, 2019 7:18 AM in response to pundit

pundit, it is not true. You have not validated it properly. Use it for a while and you will notice it is back.

91koff Author

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Dec 19, 2019 8:08 AM in response to vbme

Yes, I confirm that it's back again.

plein44

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Jan 7, 2020 3:36 PM in response to 91koff

In Network Preferences uncheck "Show VPN status in menu" and check the checkbox again (or vice versa). This will help for a while, but it doen't solve the issue....

cebor

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Jan 30, 2020 5:08 AM in response to 91koff

10.15.3 (19D76) also does not fix this issue.

plein44

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Jan 30, 2020 5:15 AM in response to cebor

Right... Apple????

JadsP

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Jan 31, 2020 6:36 AM in response to pundit

I suspect that it has to do with old VPNs... I created new ones and they don't show as replicated. But when I re-create the older one, it again appears duplicated.

cebor

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Jan 31, 2020 9:04 AM in response to JadsP

What do you mean with "old" VPNs, i recreated all my VPNs on a brand new Macbook and the issue is there.

ZackyJ

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Mar 16, 2020 4:26 AM in response to 91koff

I'm still having this issue with 10.15.3. Have also tried the workarounds discussed above but they're all temporary. Would be great to have a fix at some point.

Mar 17, 2020 11:32 PM in response to 91koff

Same problem here :( Catalina 10.15.3.

Plz, Apple! Fix it!

macos catalina 10.15 vpn connection (Cisco IPSec?) duplicated icon in menu dock