Cisco Anyconnect Not Connecting

I was trying to log into work but had trouble making a VPN connection. I use Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client. This post describes how to fix the following error messages when using Windows 8 Pro:

AnyConnect was not able to establish a connection to the specified secure gateway. Please try connecting again.

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Not sure where this can be changed in the Cisco VPN Client, or even if you actually can change it (it probably is managed centrally by the VPN server). If you were using the built-in Windows VPN client, you'd have to edit the advanced TCP/IP properties of the VPN connection and disable the 'Use default gateway on the remote network' setting.

The VPN client driver encountered an error. Please restart your computer or device, then try again.

I have an issue with the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, I mean, other than the name of the product is a full friggin sentence. We have many connection profiles and multiple ASAs that can be connected to, which for the common user isn't an issue as it remembers the last connection and only prompts for their password. If you don't see Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client in the list of programs, navigate to Cisco Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client. When prompted for a VPN, enter su-vpn.stanford.edu and then click Connect. Enter the following information and then click OK. My Cisco Anyconnect VPN Client keeps on disconnecting after I changed my laptop and upgraded to windows 10. My internet connection is same and it was working fine on my previous laptop. In Device Manager under Network Adapter I see a warning sign on my Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter.

The steps to fix this problem are as follows:

1. Edit a registry entry by running a program called regedit. Right-click on it and Run as administrator. Note that I use Start8, by Stardock, to have a Start button and menu. After you left-click on Run as administrator, your computer might ask you to enter the admin password.

2. Go to the appropriate VPN registry directory called ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesvpnva

3. Double left-click the DisplayName key.

An Edit String pop-up window will appear.

The text under the Value data: field on my computer looked like this.

@oem20.inf,%vpnva_Desc%;Cisco AnyConnect VPN Virtual Miniport Adapter for Windows x64

4. Change the field to

Cisco AnyConnect VPN Virtual Miniport Adapter for Windows x64

by removing all the text and characters that are on the left of the word Cisco.

The end result should look like this:

5. Left-click the ‘OK’ button.

6. Exit the Registry Editor

7. Run Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client and reconnect.

That’s all there is to it. Good luck!

Update : 2/13/2014

I recently updated my computer on February 13, 2014 with Microsoft’s updates and saw that the text under the Value data: field on my computer looked like this:

@oem10.inf,%VPNVA64_Desc%;Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Virtual Miniport Adapter for Windows x64

It is different from what I had originally posted. I’m not really sure how or why it changed and I don’t have time to find out. I also updated to Cisco AnyConnect Secury Mobility Client Version 3.1.04066. As far as I can tell, the value of …

@oem10.inf,%VPNVA64_Desc%;Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Virtual Miniport Adapter for Windows x64

.. works, but the value of

Cisco AnyConnect VPN Virtual Miniport Adapter for Windows x64

does not work with Cisco AnyConnect Secury Mobility Client Version 3.1.04066.

Update : 2/15/2014

Changing the Value data: field to

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Virtual Miniport Adapter for Windows x64

without

@oem10.inf,%VPNVA64_Desc%;

seems to work better, too.

I was trying to log into work but had trouble making a VPN connection. I use Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client. This post describes how to fix the following error messages when using Windows 8 Pro:

AnyConnect was not able to establish a connection to the specified secure gateway. Please try connecting again.

The VPN client driver encountered an error. Please restart your computer or device, then try again.

The steps to fix this problem are as follows:

2. Go to the appropriate VPN registry directory called ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesvpnva

3. Double left-click the DisplayName key.

An Edit String pop-up window will appear.