OX 10.9 CISCO AnyConnect Psture Assessment Failed

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/vpn_client/anyconnect/anyconnect31/rele ase/notes/anyconnect31rn.html#wp156496

says "AnyConnect 3.1.04072 may not operate reliably on Mac OS X 10.9 / Mavericks, as described in defect CSCuh73010. There are intermittent disconnects with wireless connections. Wired connections may also disconnect, but not as frequently. Cisco is working with Apple to resolve this problem. "

Elsewhere it says " Mac OS X Support: AnyConnect now supports Mac OS X v10.9 (x86 32-bit and x64 64-bit)..

However mine (v3.0.10055) Never Works under Mavericks. What version of AnyConnect are you running? It there a way to do an online upgrade of AnyConnect??

I have been able to get a solid, stable VPN connection using the standalone install package "anyconnect-macosx-i386-3.1.04072-k9.dmg" - when installing, I only installed the VPN module - I did not install the posture module or any of that other stuff. I've had zero problems with it since then. The download files for this version of AnyConnect are available here:

http://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=283000185&softwareid=28236 4313&release=3.1.04072&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=&reltype=latest

The particular one that worked for me was "Standalone DMG package for Mac OS X "Intel" Platforms"

You need a Cisco login to download the package but you should be able to register a username and download it without a problem. No need to worry about uninstalling your current AnyConnect version. Just download and install this one.

I tried this on my 2012 RMBP but it did not seem to help, still disconnecting and reconnecting every 2 minutes. Out of curiosity, what hardware are you using?

Thanks.

See updates and work-arounds here

https://www.facebook.com/anyconnect

quote: "Folks, I have heard 3 work-arounds: (1) Hardware VPN. This is a thingie that plugs to your home Ethernet, and has an Ethernet port that you can plug your Mac into. Good if your company supports it. (2) Use Mac's built-in VPN client. See https://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/news.php?id=5167 , but you may have to coax your IT department to give you the "shared secret" key. (3) Use OpenConnect, which is part of mac ports. I have not tried any of these yet. Looks like (3) is the easiest one to get started."

Message was edited by: Tomei Ningen

OpenConnect works very well as a workaround/replacement:

http://amatsuki.tumblr.com/post/542518061/cisco-anyconnect-without-any-cisco-on- nix

Upgrading from AnyConnect 3.0.10055 to v3.1.04072 solved all my problems. My VPN connection works like a dream again.

As has been pointed out, there is a problem with cisco AnyConnect. I found that using a product called Shimo from ChungWa instead of the cisco client has resolved the issue. It might be useful to use the nagware version (or even buy it and not use the cisco client anymore) until cisco or Apple (whoever is to blame, and I don't think it's Apple) release a fix.

Additional to this, it appears that VPN services are broken across a whole swathe of products - This might be an Apple problem after all.

Cisco has just pushed out the fix. Their updated version of Cisco Anyconnect is now stable and working on Mavericks as of Dec 23rd.

If you have the auto update feature enabled, the next time you try to connect via vpn your anyconnect will update and you'll be good to go. (Update includes a snazzy new icon for the dock).

Cisco had previously pushed out a work around (which people couldnot access without a smartnet sub), but this update now seems to replace the work around and function normally.