OS X Lion (10.7) VPN changes?

You probably need to provide more details about your VPN setup. (i.e.: L2TP connecting to a Win2k3 VPN endpoint. Or IPSec connecting to Cisco ASA 5510.)

I don't have any answers, but I have not noticed any issues. But I also have done a clean install of Lion rather than upgrading an existing computer.

Completed upgrade from 10.6.8 to 10.7 Lion. Using Cisco Any Connect VPN client 2.4.1012 that was installed on Snow Leopoard. Connected straight away after the install and have not had any issues. In use for 24 hours.

Good luck.

Since it's a Cisco connection, it's not likely to be a "lower end" VPN that has caused other people issues in the past. (i.e.: PPTP to DD-WRT.)

To confirm: you are using OSX's built-in VPN? Not using any Cisco supplied software?

You could try contacting whoever is managing the VPN endpoint and see if they're willing to try working with you, or are already working on Lion compatibility. I have been receiving notifications from many of the banks I have business dealing with that Safari in Lion has not been approved for their sites, so it's possible that there may be some timeout adjustments that need to be made either on OSX or on the VPN endpoint. It may take awhile before everyone gets up to speed with Lion. (And if it's a government agency, that could be a long wait. 😉 ) Maybe the VPN admin may recommend using Cisco AnyConnect, which does appear to work correctly with Lion. (There are config and licensing concerns so not all Cisco VPNs would use AnyConnect.)

Other than that, at least you're able to connect. 🙂

...I asked the IT department and they said that no changes have been made to the VPN server configuration....

They may have not made a change, but like I said, they may need to make a change to work better with Lion since it was your end that made a change. (e.g.: went from OSX 10.6 to 10.7.) And keep an eye out for anyone that posts tweaks to the Lion VPN settings.

Hi, thanks for posting this/starting this thread. I have observed the exact same behaivior with both of the Cisco VPN connections I use since upgrading to Lion. I'm not sure what changed; but, everytime without fail I have to try twice to connect to these VPN connections.

I can't get a connection at all. I use the build in VPN. I used the same setting I had with Snow Leopard. I don't get a connection. I booted my Snow Leopard backup from USB, and I connect to the VPN server with no problems. Going back to Lion, no connection. So something definetly changed.

I've also experienced the same problem as bwarncke. VPN connection worked perfectly under Snow Leopard, and after the upgrade to Lion, it no longer works. No authentication issues in Lion, it simply doesn't work at all.

Also same connection problem as bwarncke.

Log (personal info removed):

Snow Leopard 10.6 (success):

Lion 10.7 (fail):

Pretty much the same here, with a few added wrinkles:

Connecting from 10.5 to 10.5 server, both PPTP and L2TP worked fine.

Connecting from 10.7 to 10.5 server, both worked, although the icon on menu bar didn't. I had to connect from within System Preferences.

Now, 10.7 MBP to 10.6 server, only PPTP works, although the icon on the menu bar is working again, I'm the one that configured the 10.6 server, and I entered the password in both the server's field and y MBP's field at the same time, no typos.

Very weird. It should be added, that al connections are going out/in via Airport Extreme, (at home & in the office).

Lion supports PPTP and L2TP VPNs. L2TP is configured in the Server App. PPTP is configure in Termainal. We are still trying to get the PPTP side to work.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3233432?start=0&tstart=0

Had some bizzaro problems too. No matter how many times I would re-enter all the information into the connection, it wouldn't connect.

When I deleted the vpn profile and made a new one, it worked.

I have the exact same issue. Just need to connect twice. I can click connect and wait for the error and then try again, or I can click connect, then click disconnect immediately. 2nd time works as it did under Snow Leopard.

Frustrating.

B

I upgraded to Lion from Snow Leopard this morning. I was able to connect to our Cisco IPSec vpn just fine (shared secret / group name auth) from home. I came into work (with a different, internal IP over Cisco routers in the building) and I can't get a session established at all. I'm off to go talk to our IT group to see what can be done on the Cisco infrastructure side, if anything. They may not have a good idea what to change at this point.

So, yes, there is an issue when connecting to some Cisco IPSec VPN sessions/concentrators after the Lion upgrade. Any information people can share on a possible solution would be greatly appreciated. If I find out anything from our IT group, I will do the same.

Thanks.