no Advanced Options in FortiClient 5.2.1.356 on Mac OSX

THEcRiteK · ‎11-04-2014

Hey Comm,

my problem is, that on windows i can configure the forticlient very good, but on mac i can't configure the vpn connection correctly, because i don't have the advanced settings for IPsec, Phase1 and Phase2. So the client can't connect to our firewall.

Is there any trick to get these settings? I have tried many other forticlient versions but in no version the advanced settings are displayed.

thanks!

emnoc · ‎11-15-2014

Your correct but I never seen anybody that needed to modify the ipsec settings. Either way you need to do it old school and i advise to backup the cfg b4 making changes.

1: backup the cfg

Preference > General > Backup ( name the file )

2: open the <*.conf> file in yoru favorite editor.

3: Search down to the ipsec or connection name

4:make your modifications and save as new file

5: Restore the new cfg

<name>socpuppetshq</name> <type>manual</type> <ike_settings> <prompt_certificate>0</prompt_certificate> <description>MainFGT100D</description> <server>192.0.1.1</server> <authentication_method>Preshared Key</authentication_method> <auth_key>Enc 420d2ee65abded897a69c50f49954d0df61920558d173d22a1b0b1b058b8034b</auth_key> <mode>aggressive</mode> <dhgroup>5</dhgroup> <key_life>86400</key_life> <localid></localid> <nat_traversal>1</nat_traversal> <mode_config>1</mode_config> <enable_local_lan>0</enable_local_lan> <dpd>1</dpd> <xauth> <enabled>1</enabled> <prompt_username>0</prompt_username> <username>Enc 420d2ee65abded897a69c50f49954d0df619498b1925dd2d993abf54be</username> <password>Enc 420d2ee65abded897a69c50f4995397969f1c1f949055d8e51</password> </xauth> <proposals> <proposal>aes128|sha1</proposal> <proposal>aes256|sha256</proposal> <proposal>3des|sha256</proposal> <proposal>aes128|sha1</proposal> <proposal>aes256|sha1</proposal> <proposal>3des|sha1</proposal> </proposals> <fgt>0</fgt> </ike_settings>

I hope that helps. Just becarefull and ways make a backup copy b4 proceeding.

Good luck and let us know how your forticlientVersion works. I'm having problems with a few 10.10 and dropping ipsec connections.

PCNSE

NSE

StrongSwan

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emnoc · ‎11-18-2014

So what do you have configured in the fortigate. That's what you should be doing is matching the proposals in the fortigate imho. I have never seen a need to modify the actual configuration file.

Ken

PCNSE

NSE

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THEcRiteK · ‎11-18-2014

There is one big problem with the fortigate, the person who has configured the fortigate is'nt in our company anymore.

One in our department know a little bit the current VPN config. And this person does not want to change the config, because we have to change the settings on 100 notebooks i think if he change it.

But now i have a new config file, i will test it and let you know if it works.

THEcRiteK · ‎11-20-2014

hi emnoc, now i get another error.

The connection was unexpectedly disconnected - error 101

This error means to me, that he has a connection but our firewall discards it, is that right?in the config-file i have replaced all "wrong" options, like ipsec vpn options or the proposals.

i dont know :(

Paul

PS: i have found something in the logs...

emnoc · ‎11-20-2014

Qs:

Do you have the vpn configuration handy?

Have you tried with a non forticlient client ( iOS,Andorid, MACOSX, cisco vpnclient,shrew net, etc.....)

You shouldn't flat out change things with out proper diagnostics and review actions. The proposal in the forticlient , covers the default common proposals in the fortigate which should work regardless if it's mac windows or iphone.

PCNSE

NSE

StrongSwan

THEcRiteK · ‎11-20-2014

I habe tried it with ipsecuritas, and others ...

i have found a option, witch is on the macs configurationfile ...

... <use_vip>1</use_vip> <virtualip> <type>modeconfig</type> <ip></ip> <mask></mask> <dnsserver></dnsserver> </virtualip>

and on windows ... <use_vip>1</use_vip> <virtualip> <type>dhcpoveripsec</type> <ip>0.0.0.0</ip> <mask>0.0.0.0</mask> <dnsserver>0.0.0.0</dnsserver> <winserver>0.0.0.0</winserver> </virtualip>

But, when i write dhcpoveripsec over the modeconfig, i can't import the file?! O.o

I think this could be the fail in the configuration, because we use dhcp over ipsec...

Is this possible? But why i can't wirte dhcpoveripsec over modeconfig?

THEcRiteK · ‎06-23-2015

No, I have configured it as SSL VPN, then it works fine on Mac OS.

Rgds

JMousqueton · ‎06-23-2015

I have the same problem on MacOS I cannot set "dhcpoveripsec" as a virtualIP type on MacOS

Did you manage to find a solution ?

Best Regards,

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