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Recently my laptop decided it no longer wanted to start. While it was in the Genius Bar, I dug up an old Macbook Pro (called MBP throughout the rest of this post) and began to configure it so I could use it for work. Configuring a different laptop gave me the opportunity to try out some new/updated applications and see if I could find more ways to be productive (I will cover this in a future post). In addition, it brought up some old issues I had experienced and gave me a chance to fix them and document them. In this post, I would like to talk about the problems I experienced attempting to connect to a Juniper Network Connect (called JNC throughout the rest of this post) VPN and how I was able to get it resolved.

Issues with Chrome

On my MBP I use the Chrome web browser (I have an Android phone). One of the first problems I experienced with JNC is that I cannot use it with Chrome as JNC requires a 64-bit web browser and the production version of Chrome is still 32-bit. As such, I typically use Firefox to get on my JNC VPN and then Chrome for everything else.
UPDATE: Well look at that, appears I missed the announcement: Chrome is now 64-bit on Mac and JNC now works through Chrome! Thanks for the tip!

Issues with Safari

Getting Juniper Network Connect VPN Client Running on Mac OS X 10.6+ There are a number of problems getting the Juniper Network Connect VPN client running on the Mac. The permissions on directories are not correct after install, there are issues with the 64 bit kernel, problems if VMWare or Parallels is installed, etc.

  • The bundle id for this application is net.juniper.Junos-Pulse. The program is categorized as Internet & Network Tools. Our antivirus check shows that this Mac download is clean. This free software for Mac OS X was originally created by Juniper Networks, Inc. This free program can be installed on Mac OS X 10.6 or later.
  • Affiliates of InCHIP can use VPN software to connect securely to the campus network from off-campus. This software, called Junos Pulse, must be downloaded to your computer, installed and configured. To connect using the full VPN client, download it below, install and configure it as directed. Download Client. Apple OS X: Junos Pulse Client 5.
  • Juniper Support Tools Update - September 2021 - Apex Announcements 2021.09.27 19.1R2-S3: Software Release Notification for JUNOS Software Version 19.1R2-S3 2021.09.27 18.3R3-S6: Software Release Notification for JUNOS Software Version 18.3R3-S6 2021.09.27 Contrail How to perform packet capture on vif0/0 and filter it with encapsulated IP addresses 2021.09.27 Junos BGP session.

While configuring my MBP, I decided to give Safari another shot as I had not used the browser in a long time. When I attempted to connect to JNC, I was greeted with the following error message:

I was confused by this as I had already installed the latest version of Java 8 and the Java test confirmed my browser was working as expected. A quick Google search turned up this post, which suggested installing the Java package available here. Upon doing so and restarting my MBP, the error message was gone.
Next, I was presented with a different error message:

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I consulted Google again and came across this post. Reading through the comments, someone suggested modifying the settings of the Java JNC plugin with Safari so that it did not have to run in Safari’s sandbox. The exact steps were:

  • Safari > Preferences > Security
  • Under “Internet plug-ins” > “Website Settings…”
  • Select Java from the left-panel list
  • Under “Configured websites” select the Allow drop-down from your VPN URL
  • Select “Run in Unsafe Mode”
  • Select Trust in the pop-up
  • Select Done

Upon following these steps and attempting to connect to JNC, the VPN connected as expected! Wow, way too much work just to get on the VPN. After about ten minutes, I attempted to connect to a site behind the VPN and the site did not load. I noticed that JNC was not running! I fired it back up and it connected as expected. Again I was able to access sites behind the VPN. About ten minutes later JNC silently quit again. Looking to Google I found this post. Unfortunately, it merely had a workaround to the problem: use Firefox…

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Avoiding the fat client

Now you might be wondering why I do not just download the JNC fat client and connect to my VPN that way. While this works, I use a single sign-on (SSO) solution, which allows me to authenticate once in my web browser and then be able to access everything that I need. Using the fat client would require me to authenticate twice. Now technically I have this problem anyway as I need to use Firefox and Chrome, but I was considering moving back to Firefox for a while, but eventually decided against this.

Solutions

So it looks like the options are:

  • Firefox
  • Fat client

I look forward to the production version of the 64-bit Chrome…

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I am tired of walking people through the billion steps you need to take in order to configure your WEB BROWSER to be able to download the INSTALLER file for the VPN to connect to the Stony Brook Network. It shouldn’t be that difficult to download a software installer. Unfortunately, the installer files are not available otherwise.

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Juniper SSL VPN Client is a Shareware software in the category Miscellaneous developed by KCI Konecranes. The latest version of Juniper SSL VPN Client is currently unknown. It was initially added to our database on.

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The Division of Information Technology has made the installer files available:

DoIT’s Data Network Services team released new VPN client programs for the Mac OS X, Windows 32-bit, and Windows 64-bit operating systems in response to problems users were experiencing connecting to Stony Brook’s Work-at-Home Virtual Private Network (VPN) from off-campus.

The current Juniper product that Stony Brook utilizes for its VPN services uses Java to download the application to your computer. Java is then used to see if your computer has the latest code. A problem has been identified, especially with Mac OS X systems, where if the application needs to be updated, it does not update, the program fails, and the user receives an error message. Since the auto-update in the program is not working, users are encouraged to download and install one of the following clients manually and then try re-connecting to the VPN.

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These downloads are not hosted on Stony Brook University’s campus. I have confirmed that the downloads will install Juniper Network connect and allow you to connect to the Stony Brook University Campus.

Windows 7 32-bit:
http://helpdesk.cwsl.edu/Software/JuniperVPN/Windows/NCInst.exe

Download Junos Network Connect

Windows 7 64-bit and all Windows 8:
http://helpdesk.cwsl.edu/Software/JuniperVPN/Windows/NCInst64.exe

Mac OSX:
http://helpdesk.cwsl.edu/Software/JuniperVPN/MacOSX/NetworkConnect.zip

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Linux:
http://helpdesk.cwsl.edu/Software/JuniperVPN/Linux/ncui-8.0R1.1.i386.rpm

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When the install completes, you should be able to load the program from START – ALL PROGRAMS – JUNIPER NETWORKS – NETWORK CONNECT. In the server address, type in https://sslj.wah.stonybrook.edu and connect. You will then be prompted for your NetID and password.