Tag Archives: Cisco

ISAKMP (IKE Phase 1) Status Messages MM_WAIT_MSG#

I've been meaning to copy this back here but haven't had the chance until now. I reference this so much, figured it'd have stuck in my mind by now... Anyway, this is one of the best resources for quick analysis troubleshooting of MM_WAIT_MSG errors on VPN tunnels for Cisco ASA / PIX from https://www.tunnelsup.com/isakmp-ike-phase-1-status-messages/. ISAKMP (IKE Phase 1) Negotiations States The MM_WAIT_MSG state can be an excellent clue into why a tunnel is not forming. If your firewall Continue reading →

The vpn client agent was unable to create the interprocess communication depot.

When installing Cisco AnyConnect VPN client, encountered an error:
The vpn client agent was unable to create the interprocess communication depot.
This error is due to Internet Connection Sharing being enabled.  To resolve, disable ICS per adapter, or globally through Services.
Per Adapter:

Click the Start button.
Click on Control Panel.
Click on View Network Status and Tasks
Click on Change adapter settings
Right-click the shared connection and choose Properties
Click the Sharing tab
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Enable SSH Login on a Cisco Router

Quick example of setting up SSH access on a Cisco router. I have a few dozen routers in my lab I'm working on and actually made this scripted. This is here for me to remember in the future.
Router(config)# crypto key generate rsa usage-keys label rtr-key
The name for the keys will be: rtr-key
Choose the size of the key modulus in the range of 360 to 2048 for your
Signature Keys. Choosing a key modulus greater than 512 may take
a few minutes.
How many bits in the modulus [512]: 1024
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