Quick download
If you are a part of the relatively small subgroup of people who use Mac OS X and Cisco's VPN client, you may have come across an error message that prevents you from starting the program after putting your computer to sleep or losing your internet connection. It would say something like this:
Error 51: Unable to communicate with the VPN subsystem
I took the liberty of putting the ideas found here into a simple application. Feel free to download the image file, which includes the application, instructions, and an optional Applescript file. Hopefully a few people will be able to make use of it.
[Update: This workaround may not be necessary for version 4.9 of the VPN client. If you find this to not be the case with you, please let me know!]
Error 51 is ruining my week. It's not an intermittent problem for me. It started like that and still is that way.I've tried the gui here...and command likes like:
sudo /usr/local/bin/vpn_uninstall
rm /Library/Receipts/vpn* (the uninstall did this for me)
and
sudo SystemStarter restart CiscoVPN
sudo /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN/CiscoVPN restart
I'm considering a reinstall of my operating system (this is a new mac mini)...grr. Hopefully one of the easier ways works for you.