[solved] Sonicwall NetExtender

V-Li · Retired Dev Joined: 03 Jan 2006 Posts: 613

Hello,

was anybody able to get SonicWall NetExtender to work on Gentoo. Login works, but then the client stops at stage "setting up tunnel". Is there a list of kernel options/packages needed to get this working.

charmquark · n00b Joined: 08 Jun 2014 Posts: 1

It's silliness in the software package. After trying once (and killing it when it stalls), cd as root into /etc/ppp/ip-up.d and create a symlink sslvpnroute.sh -> sslvpnroute. Because they can't be bothered to name their file right. It should connect fine after that. Once it does so, go to /etc/ppp/ip-down.d and create another symlink sslvpnroutecleanup.sh -> sslvpnroutecleanup. This script gets deleted on disconnect, so you have to make the link while connected.

One thing I've found, when forced against my will to use netExtender, is that it behaves better using the CLI rather than the GUI. If your connection drops and is restarted, it tends to crash the GUI frontend. I just stuck a shell script in root's home with my commandline in it and kept a terminal tucked in a corner while on the vpn.

V-Li · Retired Dev Joined: 03 Jan 2006 Posts: 613

Thank you very much, this worked.

catfishk · n00b Joined: 20 Jun 2006 Posts: 9 Location: portland, ore

Old thread or not, this is gold. Thank you for figuring this out charmquark, as NetExtender works wonderfully with your fix and without a need to set routes manually or make hack job custom scripts!

numlock · n00b Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 58

Worked for me, too. Thanks a bunch!

sqlpython · n00b Joined: 08 Jun 2013 Posts: 4

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catfishk · n00b Joined: 20 Jun 2006 Posts: 9 Location: portland, ore

Old thread, but this needs to be sticky or something. This works with Gentoo and an SMA 400 I installed today expecting to have a working Linux client. I forgot how I made it work last year with a Sonicwall SSL-VPN 2000 and I have since re-installed Gentoo. I am so glad I re-found the thread!

Thanks charmquark!

sqlpython · n00b Joined: 08 Jun 2013 Posts: 4

Same here
I had forgotten from Years ago.
Slackware also benefits from this info as does Arch.
I now have made a How-To note for myself which I usually do. Seems for some reason I believe I can remember everything .. Hah!
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keithnyc · n00b Joined: 13 Sep 2017 Posts: 1

Came here to just say this is still, after all this time, relevant. Thank you from a Manjaro user!

Max Steel · Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 3:25 pm Post subject:

Same here... this sort of ancient... bullshit-software works with your workaround like a treat.
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V-Li · Retired Dev Joined: 03 Jan 2006 Posts: 613

So I ran into problems after an update of the appliance I connect to....searched the web and stumbled upon my own nearly six year old thread to help me. Thank you past me.