90.7. Ubuntu Cisco VPN Client
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90.7. Ubuntu Cisco VPN Client

90.7.1. Installing Ubuntu Cisco VPN Client

You need to install network-manager-vpnc, then configure it through network manager.

sudo apt-get install network-manager-vpnc

If you have a version of UBUNTU 18.04 or bigger, then use this comand.

sudo apt install vpnc network-manager-vpnc-gnome

90.7.2. Checklist of parameters

This table show the parameters of Ubuntu Cisco VPN Client and their corresponding parameters in Abilis configuration.

Table 90.8. Checklist of parameters

The Ubuntu Cisco VPN client parameterAbilis IKE TableAbilis IKE Table parameter
ServerHOSTLOC-IP
AccountHOSTXAUTH-USER
PasswordHOSTXAUTH-PWD
Group NameHOSTKEY-ID
SecretPSKKEY

90.7.3. Configuring Ubuntu Cisco VPN Client

Suppose that Abilis is configured in the following way. Refer to Section 83.19.1, “How to configure a RAS using IPSEC VPN server” to for the configuration of IPsec and IKE resources.

[14:52:09] ABILIS_CPX:d ike host:0

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOST: NAME:                              LIFETIME: HASH:     DPD:    DPD-ACTION:
      LOCIP:          NATT:   MODE:      MODE-CFG: DH:               DPD-DELAY:
      REMIP:          SIDE:   AUTH:      XAUTH:    CIPHER:   SA-TRY: DPD-TOUT:
      XAUTH-USER:                        XAUTH-PWD:
      -- PSK ID ---------------------------------------------------------------
      ID-TYPE:        IP:/ID:
      PEER-ID-TYPE:   PEER-IP:/PEER-ID:
      -- RSA Cert -------------------------------------------------------------
      CERT-SEND:      ASN1-DN:
      CERT-PEER:      PEER-ASN1-DN:
      CERT-VERIFY:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0     User_1_Ubuntu                      3600      SHA1      YES     STOP
      188.138.018.018 SYS     AGGRESSIVE REQUEST   MODP1024          30
      *               AUTO    PSK        SERVER    AES256    3       120
      user1                              ********
      -- PSK ID ---------------------------------------------------------------
      LOCIP           
      KEY-ID          mykey2020
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[14:43:16] ABILIS_CPX:d ike cli:0

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CLI:  NAME:                                LIFETIME: ESP:        AH:
HOST: NET-LOC:           RULE:  PASSIVE:   PFS:      ESP-AUTH:   AH-AUTH:
      NET-REM:                  PERMANENT: TUNNEL:   ESP-CIPHER: MODE-CFG-DNS:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0     User_1_Ubuntu_cli                    28800     YES         NO
0     000.000.000.000/00 IPSEC  YES        YES       SHA1        SHA1
      192.168.200.001/32        YES        YES       AES128      008.008.008.008
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[14:12:48] ABILIS_CPX:d ike psk:0

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PSK: KEY:     PEER-ID-TYPE:  PEER-IP:/PEER-ID:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0    ******** KEY-ID         mykey2020

To configure an Ubuntu Cisco VPN connection with Abilis, follow these settings:

  1. Now you need to left click on your network manager applet (Located in your notification area) And choose "Configure VPN...":

  2. Now you need to click on "Add":

  3. Choose VPN connection type as "Cisco Compatible VPN(VPNC)" and click on "Create":

  4. Enter Abilis details and click "Save".

  5. To start your VPN, just follow the steps again, but instead of "Configure VPN", you'll click on the entry you created.

[Tip]Tip

Interesting chapters:

Section 83.19, “How to configure a Remote Access Server (RAS)”;

Section 50.6, “Aggressive Mode: Example of IPSEC configuration”.

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