Cisco Anyconnect VPN client for Linux I looked at the instructions for installing the VPN client located here and it says that I can download the Anycast VPN client for Linux here. The problem is when I go to the link the only downloads that are available are for Mac and Windows. Jan 04, 2020 Connecting to VPN Server with Cisco AnyConnect from Linux Terminal Run the given command to check the status of being installed Cisco AnyConnect from the previous guide.
GlobalProtect is the name of the virtual private network (VPN) provided by the Palo Alto Networks firewalls. Are you going to work remotely for a company that requires you to use this VPN? Here’s how to install the necessary software and connect on openSUSE Leap and Tumbleweed and also on Linux Kamarada (a novel Linux distro based on openSUSE Leap).
VPNs are used by organizations (such as companies and universities) to allow people (employees and students) to remotely connect to their networks. A VPN provides an encrypted connection (a tunnel) between your home computer and the organization network. If you want to know more about VPNs, read the beginning of this post:
Anyconnect Vpn Linux
On that occasion, we talked about OpenVPN, another VPN technology.
Today, we are going to talk about GlobalProtect.
Linux users have two options for connecting to GlobalProtect VPNs:
- the OpenConnect client, which is a free software, thus provided by the Linux distributions themselves; or
- the official (proprietary) GlobalProtect client, provided by Palo Alto Networks.
I advance that I was not able to make the official client work on openSUSE. So, I mention it here just to let you know that it exists.
Option #1: OpenConnect client
OpenConnect is a VPN client initially created to support Cisco’s AnyConnect VPN. It has since been ported to support the Pulse Connect Secure VPN and the PAN GlobalProtect VPN. Support for the latter came with version 8.00, released on January 4, 2019.
Installation
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openSUSE Tumbleweed, the rolling release version of openSUSE, has OpenConnect version 8.05 available on its official repositories. If you use this distribution, to install OpenConnect, you just need to run:
openSUSE Leap 15.1, the (traditional) regular release version of openSUSE, offers OpenConnect version 7.08 on its official repositories.
That is the same version that comes installed out-of-the-box on Linux Kamarada 15.1.
If you are an user of either of these distros, you need to update OpenConnect to version 8.05, which can be retrieved from the network repository. To do this, first add the network repo:
Then, install the OpenConnect package (explicitly stating that you want to download it from the network repo):
Up-to-date OpenConnect installed, everyone on the same page, let’s see how to use it.
Connection
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To connect to a GlobalProtect VPN, have the following information ready:
- GlobalProtect server, you need either its IP address or its full qualified domain name (FQDN);
- user name (login); and
- user password.
If you don’t know them, ask your organization’s network administrator or IT staff.
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Open a terminal window (reserve a terminal window just for connecting) and run the following command, making the appropriate replacements:
Type the administrator (root user) password and hit Enter:
Then, when prompted, enter your user password to access the VPN:
Connection is established and the IP address you obtained from the VPN is informed:
In this example,
10.22.4.171
.The OpenConnect command does not end immediately. Instead, it runs indefinitely. You remain connected to the VPN as long as you keep that program running (that’s why I advised to reserve a terminal window just for it).
During this time, you can access the organization’s internal systems from your home computer as if you were there (phisically speaking).
When you no longer need the VPN and want to disconnect, press Ctrl + C to stop OpenConnect (and close the connection):
Option #2: GlobalProtect official client
Anyconnect Vpn Linux Command Line
Palo Alto Networks provides a GlobalProtect app for Linux in two versions: a command line interface (CLI) version and a graphical user interface (GUI) version. Ideally, the package or installer should be provided to you by the organization’s network administrator or IT staff.
Unfortunately, there are organizations that do not support Linux. Searching the Internet, I found a link to download the GlobalProtect app on this page of the Kansas State University:
Cisco Anyconnect Vpn Client Linux Ubuntu Download
Also unfortunately, I was unable to make it work on Linux Kamarada 15.1, neither the CLI version, nor the GUI version. The GlobalProtect compatibility matrix shows that the Linux distributions officially supported by Palo Alto Networks are CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Ubuntu. openSUSE distributions are not officially supported.
References
- Como se conectar a uma VPN Global Protector no Linux - Blog do Edivaldo (in Portuguese)
- Openconnect - Conexão de VPN Paloalto no Debian - Artigo - Viva o Linux (in Portuguese)
Many businesses and universities use Cisco AnyConnect as their VPN solution. Although there is a native Linux client offered by Cisco, it is not very well supported, and in some cases the user does not have access to the client. Fortunately, there is a simple solution to this problem – thanks to OpenConnect.
Anyconnect Vpn Linux Mint
OpenConnect is a client for Cisco’s AnyConnect VPN. It is free software, and is released under the GNU LGPL v2.1 . Getting connected to an AnyConnect VPN is easy with OpenConnect and the TUN/TAP kernel module that is built into the Linux kernel.
Anyconnect Vpn Linux
1. First run command below to active th TUN module:
2. Install OpenConnect:
3. Connect to VPN, run:
It prompts you to type in username and password. Once these are authenticated, the VPN connection is established.
Keep the terminal window open while the VPN session is active. Network resources such as shared folders, NAS drives, servers, and workstations should now be available. To close the VPN session, press Ctrl+Z in the terminal window. Abruptly killing the terminal window without properly closing out of the VPN session can lead to issues when attempting to reconnect in the future. These issues can typically be resolved by restarting the machine.
For OpenConnect manual, run command
man openconnect
.via: Full Circle Magazine, author: Lev, Lazinskiy