Shimo 2•DNS settings do not work with my Cisco VPN connection

  • Hi there,

    I am using Shimo to connect to a Cisco VPN. The connection can be successfully established, but there are problems with DNS name resolution:

    ### Before I connect, name resolution works via my local router:
    mymac:~ username$ cat /etc/resolv.conf<br />nameserver 192.168.1.1

    ### After I established a connection, the correct nameservers are written in the resolv.conf, but it seems that the system does not use them:
    mymac:~ username$ cat /etc/resolv.conf<br />#@VPNC_GENERATED@ -- this file is generated by vpnc<br /># and will be overwritten by vpnc<br /># as long as the above mark is intact<br />nameserver 10.128.56.7<br />nameserver 10.128.57.7

    ### Normal name resolution fails:
    mymac:~ username$ ping ********.de<br />ping: cannot resolve ********.de: Unknown host

    ### Although a direct request to the private nameservers works:
    mymac:~ username$ dig <a href="/Support/profile/10">@10</a>.128.56.7 ********.de<br />; <<>> DiG 9.4.3-P1 <<>> <a href="/Support/profile/10">@10</a>.128.56.7 ********.de<br />; (1 server found)<br />;; global options: printcmd<br />;; Got answer:<br />;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 34376<br />;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2<br />...

    I hope you can help me with this problem.

    Best regards,
    Michael

  • Me too. All of a sudden in early January, Shimo ceased to work properly with my Cisco VPN. (I'm running Snow Leopard.). I'm now back on the built-in Apple VPN connection, which does work properly.

  • I have precisely the same problem (well described above). resolv.conf is properly written, but apparently not used. Ping doesn't work, but nslookup works. I can't make head or tail of the Linuxy discussions I find with a Google search for "vpnc dns" so I'm hoping there's a relatively simple solution that doesn't involve the Cisco client.

  • Have you checked if there is a file in /etc/resolver ?

  • Same problem here... no way to make dns work even if it's correctly pushed by VPN Server and present in /etc/resolv.conf...

  • Do you use the vpnc client in Shimo to connect to your Cisco endpoint or the CiscoVPN connection?

    Fabian

  • No I simple imported a Cisco VPN setting file in shimo. Don't have any cisco software installed.
    VPN is working ok only dns functions seem disabled.

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