Access Cisco AnyConnect VPN from Linux Mint 18

Question

From the Cisco AnyConnect client (Mac and Android), I connect to a given VPN using only:

• Server Address
• Username
• Password

How do I accomplish the same in Linux Mint 18.1 (based on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial)?

I have the network-manager-vpnc-gnome package, which is what I assume I need; however it requires a "Group Name."

Solution

This works:

# use your own vpn gateway
my_vpn_gateway=your.vpn.gateway.com

# connect
sudo openvpn --mktun --dev tun1
sudo ifconfig tun1 up
# this command will prompt for credentials
sudo openconnect $my_vpn_gateway --interface=tun1

# disconnect
sudo ifconfig tun1 down
sudo openvpn --rmtun --dev tun1

Source: http://tuxdiary.com/2014/09/04/cisco-anyconnect-vpn-with-openvpn-openconnect/

Comments

[Jamie Jackson]

Thanks, Abhik, but as I mentioned in the OP, Group name is required--the Save button is disabled if it is empty.

[Abhik Bose]

Ok. Try once with username as group name, incase it works.

[Jamie Jackson]

While this works, I'll hold off a bit on marking it as the answer in case a GUI solution turns up.