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Apple has been extremely helpful and a very good partner in root causing the source of this problem. We are pleased to announce that we have made available a temporary workaround (CSCuh73010) for the AnyConnect Mac OS X 10.9 connection instability / compatibility issue (Apple Bug Report ID 15261749) via an updated version of AnyConnect (3.1.04074). There are caveats associated with this temporary workaround which are noted in the release notes. Due to replication delays, the release notes may not be updated until Monday. (It is located in the 4072 directory.) Release Notes: Note: A SMARTnet-enabled login is required to download AnyConnect Software from Cisco.com. Serial port wiki.
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Here's the release note excerpt: This update is a temporary workaround to resolve the problem of frequent disconnects of the AnyConnect VPN on systems running Mac OS X 10.9. Apple is aware of this issue and you can reference Apple Bug Report ID 15261749 if you want to open your own case with them. This patch is a workaround and we are not able to guarantee that it will work as reliably as a fix provided by a future OS patch. A future OS fix will not require you to update AnyConnect 3.1.0472 to operate reliably.
Once Apple provides a fix in OS X 10.9, we may choose to retract this workaround, and unpatched versions of AnyConnect 3.1.04072 will also work reliably. Best Regards, Pete Davis Product Owner, Cisco AnyConnect @AnyConnect. Apple has been extremely helpful and a very good partner in root causing the source of this problem.
We are pleased to announce that we have made available a temporary workaround (CSCuh73010) for the AnyConnect Mac OS X 10.9 connection instability / compatibility issue (Apple Bug Report ID 15261749) via an updated version of AnyConnect (3.1.04074). There are caveats associated with this temporary workaround which are noted in the release notes. Due to replication delays, the release notes may not be updated until Monday. (It is located in the 4072 directory.) Release Notes: Note: A SMARTnet-enabled login is required to download AnyConnect Software from Cisco.com.
Here's the release note excerpt: This update is a temporary workaround to resolve the problem of frequent reconnects/disconnects of the AnyConnect VPN on systems running Mac OS X 10.9. Apple is aware of this issue and you can reference Apple Bug Report ID 15261749 if you want to open your own case with them. This patch is a workaround and we are not able to guarantee that it will work as reliably as a fix provided by a future OS patch. A future OS fix will not require you to update AnyConnect 3.1.0472 to operate reliably. Once Apple provides a fix in OS X 10.9, we may choose to retract this workaround, and unpatched versions of AnyConnect 3.1.04072 will also work reliably. Best Regards, Pete Davis Product Owner, Cisco AnyConnect @AnyConnect. I can't even connect.
I receive an error that says 'Posture Assessment Failed: Hostscan Initialize error' UPDATE 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: The particular one that worked for me was 'Standalone DMG package for Mac OS X 'Intel' Platforms'. I have Macbook Pro Retina Display 13' Early 2013 model. I've installed Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client 3.1.04072 (just the core package, no optional extras) and I've found it works fine so far.
We do not have wireless at work so cannot comment on the wired vs wireless debate. With a Thunderbolt - Ethernet adaptor it has been up and working for around an hour with no problems. Powernap is enabled. The older version of Anycionnet SMC (I suspect V3.something) had an issue with the libcurl library which I could not resolve. I used older versions of libcurl to try and get round it and gave up after a couple of hours. Whilst this is early days, it's only been a few hours, it's looking OK so far.
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I've looked through some of the comments and I would suggest people document exactly which version of the client they are using. 3.1 doesn't get close to the details, it may well be that the latest version might (or might not) work for you. I hope this positive if not conclusive report helps people and gives them some hope there is a resolution. This appears to work for me anyway.
I am having three issues running Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Version 3.1.05152 on Mac OS X 10.9.2; 1. When I start the client it errors out with the error: 'No vaild certificate available for authentication. Connection attempt has failed due to server communication errors. Please retry the connection.'
- The orange wheel keeps spinning and application is hung - when I relaunch 25-30 times it eventually works and gives me the password prompt. Dropping connection every 10-15 minutes causing Java applications to fail. When I click on Preferences I see a blank window (attached).
Apple has been extremely helpful and a very good partner in root causing the source of this problem. We are pleased to announce that we have made available a temporary workaround (CSCuh73010) for the AnyConnect Mac OS X 10.9 connection instability / compatibility issue (Apple Bug Report ID 15261749) via an updated version of AnyConnect (3.1.04074). There are caveats associated with this temporary workaround which are noted in the release notes.
Due to replication delays, the release notes may not be updated until Monday. (It is located in the 4072 directory.) Release Notes: Note: A SMARTnet-enabled login is required to download AnyConnect Software from Cisco.com.
Cisco Vpn Client Mac Os X
Here's the release note excerpt: This update is a temporary workaround to resolve the problem of frequent disconnects of the AnyConnect VPN on systems running Mac OS X 10.9. Apple is aware of this issue and you can reference Apple Bug Report ID 15261749 if you want to open your own case with them. This patch is a workaround and we are not able to guarantee that it will work as reliably as a fix provided by a future OS patch. A future OS fix will not require you to update AnyConnect 3.1.0472 to operate reliably. Once Apple provides a fix in OS X 10.9, we may choose to retract this workaround, and unpatched versions of AnyConnect 3.1.04072 will also work reliably.
Best Regards, Pete Davis Product Owner, Cisco AnyConnect @AnyConnect. Apple has been extremely helpful and a very good partner in root causing the source of this problem. We are pleased to announce that we have made available a temporary workaround (CSCuh73010) for the AnyConnect Mac OS X 10.9 connection instability / compatibility issue (Apple Bug Report ID 15261749) via an updated version of AnyConnect (3.1.04074). There are caveats associated with this temporary workaround which are noted in the release notes.
Due to replication delays, the release notes may not be updated until Monday. (It is located in the 4072 directory.) Release Notes: Note: A SMARTnet-enabled login is required to download AnyConnect Software from Cisco.com. Here's the release note excerpt: This update is a temporary workaround to resolve the problem of frequent reconnects/disconnects of the AnyConnect VPN on systems running Mac OS X 10.9.
Apple is aware of this issue and you can reference Apple Bug Report ID 15261749 if you want to open your own case with them. This patch is a workaround and we are not able to guarantee that it will work as reliably as a fix provided by a future OS patch. A future OS fix will not require you to update AnyConnect 3.1.0472 to operate reliably. Once Apple provides a fix in OS X 10.9, we may choose to retract this workaround, and unpatched versions of AnyConnect 3.1.04072 will also work reliably. Best Regards, Pete Davis Product Owner, Cisco AnyConnect @AnyConnect.