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Cisco VPN Disconnects after an hour

Following the manual for setting up the Cisco VPN client for a remote VPN to the Astaro gateway, I've got my VPN up and working.  However, each time I connect to the VPN my connection will only stay active for an hour.  After and hour it disconnects.  I am running version 4.9.01.0280 of the cisco vpn client on OS X 10.6.7 and ASG v8.102.

I cannot figure out why it is auto disconnecting me on a regular (very) basis.  Anyone seen this before?


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  • As far as I can see, the OpenVPN clients for mac are tunnelblick and Viscosity.  Both seem to use TLS/SSL and not IPSec tunnels.  I'm also in a situation where I'd much prefer to use the Cisco VPN client because I utilize it to connect to multiple VPNs.
  • Hi, i have the same problem, i post it last at the german language forum without any success.

    I only have the problems from home office, where i am behind a bintec router. If i start the connection over umts all work fine, if i connect over dsl the connection disconnect after one hour. Otherwise if i connect from homeoffice to a cisco asa the vpn connection does not close after one hour.

    Here are the Logfiles

    Cisco Client Log
    783    20:03:37.025  08/01/11  Sev=Info/4	IKE/0x63000014
    
    RECEIVING >> ISAKMP OAK INFO *(HASH, NOTIFY[[[[:D]]]]PD_REQUEST) to 80.146.X.X

    790    20:03:46.525  08/01/11  Sev=Info/4 IKE/0x63000014
    RECEIVING >> ISAKMP OAK INFO *(HASH, NOTIFY[[[[:D]]]]PD_REQUEST) to 80.146.X.X

    792    20:03:57.025  08/01/11  Sev=Info/4 IKE/0x63000014
    RECEIVING >> ISAKMP OAK INFO *(HASH, DEL) to 80.146.X.X

    795    20:04:07.525  08/01/11  Sev=Info/4 IKE/0x63000058
    Received an ISAKMP message for a non-active SA, I_Cookie=00A65BC15FB1F9F4 R_Cookie=CCAEE8D3AF9BB9D3

    796    20:04:07.525  08/01/11  Sev=Info/4 IKE/0x63000014
    RECEIVING 



    ASG IPSec Log/B]
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | *received whack message
    
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: listening for IKE messages
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | found lo with address 
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | found lo with address 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: forgetting secrets
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: loading secrets from "/etc/ipsec.secrets"
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]:   loaded PSK secret for 80.146.210.35 213.120.143.203 
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]:   loaded private key from 'REF_gwHsWpoDtB.pem'
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | next event EVENT_REINIT_SECRET in 208 seconds
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | 
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | *received whack message
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: forgetting secrets
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: loading secrets from "/etc/ipsec.secrets"
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]:   loaded PSK secret for 80.146.210.35 213.120.143.203 
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]:   loaded private key from 'REF_gwHsWpoDtB.pem'
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: loading ca certificates from '/etc/ipsec.d/cacerts'
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]:   loaded ca certificate from '/etc/ipsec.d/cacerts/REF_zhjGmaFxMr.pem'
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: |   authcert is already present and identical
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]:   loaded ca certificate from '/etc/ipsec.d/cacerts/REF_AEQnGJaeNm.pem'
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: |   authcert is already present and identical
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: loading aa certificates from '/etc/ipsec.d/aacerts'
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: loading ocsp certificates from '/etc/ipsec.d/ocspcerts'
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: loading attribute certificates from '/etc/ipsec.d/acerts'
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: Changing to directory '/etc/ipsec.d/crls'
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | next event EVENT_REINIT_SECRET in 208 seconds
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | 
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | *received 92 bytes from 88.74.152.146:35682 on eth1
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | ICOOKIE:  00 a6 5b c1  5f b1 f9 f4
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | RCOOKIE:  cc ae e8 d3  af 9b b9 d3
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | peer:  58 4a 98 92
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | state hash entry 16
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | state object #28398 found, in STATE_MODE_CFG_R1
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | received DPD notification R_U_THERE with seqno = 2177770552
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | sent DPD notification R_U_THERE_ACK with seqno = 2177770552
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | next event EVENT_REINIT_SECRET in 200 seconds
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | 
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | *received 92 bytes from 88.74.152.146:35682 on eth1
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | ICOOKIE:  00 a6 5b c1  5f b1 f9 f4
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | RCOOKIE:  cc ae e8 d3  af 9b b9 d3
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | peer:  58 4a 98 92
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | state hash entry 16
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | state object #28398 found, in STATE_MODE_CFG_R1
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | received DPD notification R_U_THERE with seqno = 2177770553
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | sent DPD notification R_U_THERE_ACK with seqno = 2177770553
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | next event EVENT_REINIT_SECRET in 190 seconds
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | 
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | *received 92 bytes from 88.74.152.146:35682 on eth1
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | ICOOKIE:  00 a6 5b c1  5f b1 f9 f4
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | RCOOKIE:  cc ae e8 d3  af 9b b9 d3
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | peer:  58 4a 98 92
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | state hash entry 16
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | state object #28398 found, in STATE_MODE_CFG_R1
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | ICOOKIE:  00 a6 5b c1  5f b1 f9 f4
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | RCOOKIE:  cc ae e8 d3  af 9b b9 d3
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | peer:  58 4a 98 92
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | state hash entry 16
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | state object #28398 found, in STATE_MODE_CFG_R1
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: "D_REF_UsilxUpMFX_3"[3] 88.74.152.146:35682 #28398: received Delete SA payload: deleting ISAKMP State #28398
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | ICOOKIE:  00 a6 5b c1  5f b1 f9 f4
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | RCOOKIE:  cc ae e8 d3  af 9b b9 d3
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | peer:  58 4a 98 92
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | state hash entry 16
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: "D_REF_UsilxUpMFX_3"[3] 88.74.152.146:35682: deleting connection "D_REF_UsilxUpMFX_3" instance with peer 88.74.152.146 {isakmp=#0/ipsec=#0}
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | next event EVENT_REINIT_SECRET in 179 seconds
    2011:08:01-20:04:45 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | 
    2011:08:01-20:04:45 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | *received kernel message
    2011:08:01-20:04:45 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | next event EVENT_REINIT_SECRET in 142 seconds
    2011:08:01-20:04:45 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | 
    2011:08:01-20:04:45 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | *received kernel message
    2011:08:01-20:04:45 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | next event EVENT_REINIT_SECRET in 142 seconds
    2011:08:01-20:05:33 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | 
    2011:08:01-20:05:33 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | *received kernel message
    2011:08:01-20:05:33 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | next event EVENT_REINIT_SECRET in 94 seconds
    2011:08:01-20:05:33 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: |


    Here is the thread at the german forum:

    https://community.sophos.com/products/unified-threat-management/astaroorg/f/68/t/60305

    Cu, Abyss_X
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  • Hi, i have the same problem, i post it last at the german language forum without any success.

    I only have the problems from home office, where i am behind a bintec router. If i start the connection over umts all work fine, if i connect over dsl the connection disconnect after one hour. Otherwise if i connect from homeoffice to a cisco asa the vpn connection does not close after one hour.

    Here are the Logfiles

    Cisco Client Log
    783    20:03:37.025  08/01/11  Sev=Info/4	IKE/0x63000014
    
    RECEIVING >> ISAKMP OAK INFO *(HASH, NOTIFY[[[[:D]]]]PD_REQUEST) to 80.146.X.X

    790    20:03:46.525  08/01/11  Sev=Info/4 IKE/0x63000014
    RECEIVING >> ISAKMP OAK INFO *(HASH, NOTIFY[[[[:D]]]]PD_REQUEST) to 80.146.X.X

    792    20:03:57.025  08/01/11  Sev=Info/4 IKE/0x63000014
    RECEIVING >> ISAKMP OAK INFO *(HASH, DEL) to 80.146.X.X

    795    20:04:07.525  08/01/11  Sev=Info/4 IKE/0x63000058
    Received an ISAKMP message for a non-active SA, I_Cookie=00A65BC15FB1F9F4 R_Cookie=CCAEE8D3AF9BB9D3

    796    20:04:07.525  08/01/11  Sev=Info/4 IKE/0x63000014
    RECEIVING 



    ASG IPSec Log/B]
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | *received whack message
    
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: listening for IKE messages
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | found lo with address 
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | found lo with address 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: forgetting secrets
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: loading secrets from "/etc/ipsec.secrets"
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]:   loaded PSK secret for 80.146.210.35 213.120.143.203 
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]:   loaded private key from 'REF_gwHsWpoDtB.pem'
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | next event EVENT_REINIT_SECRET in 208 seconds
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | 
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | *received whack message
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: forgetting secrets
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: loading secrets from "/etc/ipsec.secrets"
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]:   loaded PSK secret for 80.146.210.35 213.120.143.203 
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]:   loaded private key from 'REF_gwHsWpoDtB.pem'
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: loading ca certificates from '/etc/ipsec.d/cacerts'
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]:   loaded ca certificate from '/etc/ipsec.d/cacerts/REF_zhjGmaFxMr.pem'
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: |   authcert is already present and identical
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]:   loaded ca certificate from '/etc/ipsec.d/cacerts/REF_AEQnGJaeNm.pem'
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: |   authcert is already present and identical
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: loading aa certificates from '/etc/ipsec.d/aacerts'
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: loading ocsp certificates from '/etc/ipsec.d/ocspcerts'
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: loading attribute certificates from '/etc/ipsec.d/acerts'
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: Changing to directory '/etc/ipsec.d/crls'
    2011:08:01-20:03:39 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | next event EVENT_REINIT_SECRET in 208 seconds
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | 
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | *received 92 bytes from 88.74.152.146:35682 on eth1
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | ICOOKIE:  00 a6 5b c1  5f b1 f9 f4
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | RCOOKIE:  cc ae e8 d3  af 9b b9 d3
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | peer:  58 4a 98 92
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | state hash entry 16
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | state object #28398 found, in STATE_MODE_CFG_R1
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | received DPD notification R_U_THERE with seqno = 2177770552
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | sent DPD notification R_U_THERE_ACK with seqno = 2177770552
    2011:08:01-20:03:47 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | next event EVENT_REINIT_SECRET in 200 seconds
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | 
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | *received 92 bytes from 88.74.152.146:35682 on eth1
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | ICOOKIE:  00 a6 5b c1  5f b1 f9 f4
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | RCOOKIE:  cc ae e8 d3  af 9b b9 d3
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | peer:  58 4a 98 92
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | state hash entry 16
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | state object #28398 found, in STATE_MODE_CFG_R1
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | received DPD notification R_U_THERE with seqno = 2177770553
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | sent DPD notification R_U_THERE_ACK with seqno = 2177770553
    2011:08:01-20:03:57 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | next event EVENT_REINIT_SECRET in 190 seconds
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | 
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | *received 92 bytes from 88.74.152.146:35682 on eth1
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | ICOOKIE:  00 a6 5b c1  5f b1 f9 f4
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | RCOOKIE:  cc ae e8 d3  af 9b b9 d3
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | peer:  58 4a 98 92
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | state hash entry 16
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | state object #28398 found, in STATE_MODE_CFG_R1
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | ICOOKIE:  00 a6 5b c1  5f b1 f9 f4
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | RCOOKIE:  cc ae e8 d3  af 9b b9 d3
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | peer:  58 4a 98 92
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | state hash entry 16
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | state object #28398 found, in STATE_MODE_CFG_R1
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: "D_REF_UsilxUpMFX_3"[3] 88.74.152.146:35682 #28398: received Delete SA payload: deleting ISAKMP State #28398
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | ICOOKIE:  00 a6 5b c1  5f b1 f9 f4
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | RCOOKIE:  cc ae e8 d3  af 9b b9 d3
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | peer:  58 4a 98 92
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | state hash entry 16
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: "D_REF_UsilxUpMFX_3"[3] 88.74.152.146:35682: deleting connection "D_REF_UsilxUpMFX_3" instance with peer 88.74.152.146 {isakmp=#0/ipsec=#0}
    2011:08:01-20:04:08 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | next event EVENT_REINIT_SECRET in 179 seconds
    2011:08:01-20:04:45 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | 
    2011:08:01-20:04:45 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | *received kernel message
    2011:08:01-20:04:45 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | next event EVENT_REINIT_SECRET in 142 seconds
    2011:08:01-20:04:45 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | 
    2011:08:01-20:04:45 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | *received kernel message
    2011:08:01-20:04:45 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | next event EVENT_REINIT_SECRET in 142 seconds
    2011:08:01-20:05:33 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | 
    2011:08:01-20:05:33 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | *received kernel message
    2011:08:01-20:05:33 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: | next event EVENT_REINIT_SECRET in 94 seconds
    2011:08:01-20:05:33 Astaro-HQ pluto[7011]: |


    Here is the thread at the german forum:

    https://community.sophos.com/products/unified-threat-management/astaroorg/f/68/t/60305

    Cu, Abyss_X
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