CISCO VPN headaches and solutions..

CSCO for OS X can be tricky - must use specific version for 10.4.6 to avoid crashed:

1) VPN software - must be v 4.9.something otherwise crash.. (I recall filename is like vpnclient-darwin-4.9.00.0050-universal-k9.dmg)

2) How to resolve the intermittent Error51: issue. when startinh VPN client (seems to happen a cpl of times per week)
Use the applescript below - copied from http://www.nd.edu/~srussel2/macintosh/ read the link for details..

Add it to for example Application->utilities


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Complete AppleScript Code

do shell script "sudo /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN/CiscoVPN restart" with administrator privileges
if result contains "loaded successfully" then
display dialog "Cisco VPN service was successfully restarted." buttons {"Quit"} default button 1 giving up after 10
else
display dialog "There was an error restarting the Cisco VPN service. Please try again or consult your departmental IT support."
end if

do shell script "sudo -k"