If your answer is 'Yes' to the above questions, I have an answer if your workplace uses Fortinet SSL VPN. Note that it's possible to connect to Fortinet and other VPNs like Cisco VPN from Linux through the inbuilt network manager by installing additional tools but this post would focus on using the standard Forticlient for accessing the resources on your work network.

Jan 23, 2013 homecomputerlab » Fortinet Fortigate Linux SSL VPN Client The Fortinet linux SSL VPN client install is really simple. The only issue I had after installing the client on Ubuntu 12.04 64bit was that my VPN profiles were not saving, so every time I relaunched the VPN client I would have to manually enter/re-create my VPN profile. Forticlient - Next Generation Endpoint Protection IPSec VPN: SSL VPN 3: OTHERS Remote Logging and Reporting 4: Windows AD SSO Agent: 1 Requires FortiClient to be managed by EMS 2 Also compatible in Chrome OS 3 Also compatible in Linux and Windows Mobile. The list above is based on the latest OS for each platform. 4 Requires FortiAnalyzer * No file Submission Forticlient - Next Generation Endpoint Protection

If your answer is 'Yes' to the above questions, I have an answer if your workplace uses Fortinet SSL VPN. Note that it's possible to connect to Fortinet and other VPNs like Cisco VPN from Linux through the inbuilt network manager by installing additional tools but this post would focus on using the standard Forticlient for accessing the resources on your work network.

This article might be relevant to you if you have problems connecting to a FortiGate IPSec VPN with Linux (vpnc). For example, when using NetworkManager, you might see something like this in syslog: VPN connection 'FortiGate VPN' (IP4 Config Get) reply received from old-style plugin. VPN Gateway: 1.2.3.4 Tunnel Device: tun0 Forticlient - Next Generation Endpoint Protection To install FortiClient for linux please follow the instructions below for your specific linux distribution. Centos 7 and Redhat 7 . Add the following repository . sudo yum-config-manager --add-repo https://repo.fortinet.com/repo/centos/7/os/x86_64/fortinet.repo . Install FortiClient . sudo yum install forticlient Fedora 27. Add the following repository Administration Guide | FortiClient 6.2.5 | Fortinet

The FortiClient VPN installer differs from the installer for full-featured FortiClient. You can only download the free VPN client from FNDN or FortiClient.com. When the free VPN client is run for the first time, it displays a disclaimer. You cannot configure or create a VPN connection until you accept the disclaimer:

A VPN client should have some resiliency built in to sustain minor packet loss. Try turning off DTLS and see if your connections are more stable. It helped a ton here but some users are still having issues even after we disabled DTLS. Instead of spending money on EMS, purchase a VPN appliance and hang it off the Fortigate.