How can I use openconnect in the background
I am going to connect to a VPN using openconnect on CEntOS 7 terminal. I only have one terminal because I am on a SSH session. I need to connect to the VPN using openconnect. I do so like this:
openconnect -u username us.myprovider.net
I need to run the VPN in the background and then do other things in the foreground. Currently, I start the VPN, I press Ctrl + Z and then press bg to send it to the background. But, this seems to close the VPN connection. How can I do that?
vpn cisco openconnect
asked May 27 '18 at 10:56
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I am going to connect to a VPN using openconnect on CEntOS 7 terminal. I only have one terminal because I am on a SSH session. I need to connect to the VPN using openconnect. I do so like this:
openconnect -u username us.myprovider.net
I need to run the VPN in the background and then do other things in the foreground. Currently, I start the VPN, I press Ctrl + Z and then press bg to send it to the background. But, this seems to close the VPN connection. How can I do that?
vpn cisco openconnect
asked May 27 '18 at 10:56
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I am going to connect to a VPN using openconnect on CEntOS 7 terminal. I only have one terminal because I am on a SSH session. I need to connect to the VPN using openconnect. I do so like this:
openconnect -u username us.myprovider.net
I need to run the VPN in the background and then do other things in the foreground. Currently, I start the VPN, I press Ctrl + Z and then press bg to send it to the background. But, this seems to close the VPN connection. How can I do that?
vpn cisco openconnect
asked May 27 '18 at 10:56
codezombiecodezombie
181110
I am going to connect to a VPN using openconnect on CEntOS 7 terminal. I only have one terminal because I am on a SSH session. I need to connect to the VPN using openconnect. I do so like this:
openconnect -u username us.myprovider.net
I need to run the VPN in the background and then do other things in the foreground. Currently, I start the VPN, I press Ctrl + Z and then press bg to send it to the background. But, this seems to close the VPN connection. How can I do that?
vpn cisco openconnect
vpn cisco openconnect
asked May 27 '18 at 10:56
codezombiecodezombie
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asked May 27 '18 at 10:56
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According to the Openconnect documentation, the option you would want to try would be:
-b,--background
Continue in background after startup
answered May 27 '18 at 21:46
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Yes. -b is the option. But that just leads to the next issue. A clean disconnect then is not possible anymore. I mean, the only way to exit openconnect when it is in background is to kill the process. But that causes a name service problem. All dns requests are still sent to the name servers that were learned during the vpn establishment process, but they are not reachable anymore after disconnect. Only workaround is to shutdown the whole interface and take it up again.
answered Jan 18 at 9:05
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Finally, I came up with this solution: Run openvpn command to connect to server. Then, press CTRL+Z to stop it and then type bg to make the stopped program continue in the background. To continue running the program in foreground, you have to type fg and then you can disconnect VPN by pressing CTRL+C.
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According to the Openconnect documentation, the option you would want to try would be:
-b,--background
Continue in background after startup
answered May 27 '18 at 21:46
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According to the Openconnect documentation, the option you would want to try would be:
-b,--background
Continue in background after startup
answered May 27 '18 at 21:46
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According to the Openconnect documentation, the option you would want to try would be:
-b,--background
Continue in background after startup
answered May 27 '18 at 21:46
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According to the Openconnect documentation, the option you would want to try would be:
-b,--background
Continue in background after startup
answered May 27 '18 at 21:46
GracefulRestartGracefulRestart
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Yes. -b is the option. But that just leads to the next issue. A clean disconnect then is not possible anymore. I mean, the only way to exit openconnect when it is in background is to kill the process. But that causes a name service problem. All dns requests are still sent to the name servers that were learned during the vpn establishment process, but they are not reachable anymore after disconnect. Only workaround is to shutdown the whole interface and take it up again.
answered Jan 18 at 9:05
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Yes. -b is the option. But that just leads to the next issue. A clean disconnect then is not possible anymore. I mean, the only way to exit openconnect when it is in background is to kill the process. But that causes a name service problem. All dns requests are still sent to the name servers that were learned during the vpn establishment process, but they are not reachable anymore after disconnect. Only workaround is to shutdown the whole interface and take it up again.
answered Jan 18 at 9:05
forty2forty2
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Yes. -b is the option. But that just leads to the next issue. A clean disconnect then is not possible anymore. I mean, the only way to exit openconnect when it is in background is to kill the process. But that causes a name service problem. All dns requests are still sent to the name servers that were learned during the vpn establishment process, but they are not reachable anymore after disconnect. Only workaround is to shutdown the whole interface and take it up again.
answered Jan 18 at 9:05
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Yes. -b is the option. But that just leads to the next issue. A clean disconnect then is not possible anymore. I mean, the only way to exit openconnect when it is in background is to kill the process. But that causes a name service problem. All dns requests are still sent to the name servers that were learned during the vpn establishment process, but they are not reachable anymore after disconnect. Only workaround is to shutdown the whole interface and take it up again.
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Finally, I came up with this solution: Run openvpn command to connect to server. Then, press CTRL+Z to stop it and then type bg to make the stopped program continue in the background. To continue running the program in foreground, you have to type fg and then you can disconnect VPN by pressing CTRL+C.
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Finally, I came up with this solution: Run openvpn command to connect to server. Then, press CTRL+Z to stop it and then type bg to make the stopped program continue in the background. To continue running the program in foreground, you have to type fg and then you can disconnect VPN by pressing CTRL+C.
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Finally, I came up with this solution: Run openvpn command to connect to server. Then, press CTRL+Z to stop it and then type bg to make the stopped program continue in the background. To continue running the program in foreground, you have to type fg and then you can disconnect VPN by pressing CTRL+C.
answered Jan 18 at 14:51
codezombiecodezombie
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Finally, I came up with this solution: Run openvpn command to connect to server. Then, press CTRL+Z to stop it and then type bg to make the stopped program continue in the background. To continue running the program in foreground, you have to type fg and then you can disconnect VPN by pressing CTRL+C.
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