[vpn-help] Can't resolve host names after establishing a connection

[Matthew Grooms]

On 1/2/2011 1:52 AM, w.ellison at optusnet.com.au wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I'm trying to access a Cisco VPN using the shrew VPN client v2.1.7 on Fedora 14 (2.6.35.10-74.fc14.x86_64). The VPN client seemingly establishes a successful connection, but host names can't be resolved. This same version of the VPN client works fine on Oracle Enterprise Linux (2.6.18.xx) from which I wanting to move from. The iked log file is attached, and some other information follows. So, after establishing a VPN connection, trying to ping a host name just times out saying that the host is unknown. I can't ping the name servers either. I can ping my local router though. Immediately after disconnecting shrew, normal network access is restored (I can reach the internet etc.).
>
> Any ideas?

Have you read this post?

http://lists.shrew.net/pipermail/vpn-help/2008-November/000950.html

Are you sure you are establishing an IPsec SA? You can look a the debug 
level output for problems as well ...

http://www.shrew.net/support/wiki/BugReportVpnUnix

-Matthew