mac crashes while using vpn

Hi,

I have a VPN issue with Monterey & now Ventura 13.1 on my MacBook Pro 13" 2020.

I'm using different types of VPN for work, unfortunately my L2TP IPSec connection crashes randomly my macOS after a while. If it crashes, I'm not able to reboot the system, not even with a terminal command.

Does anyone have the same issue or a fix here?

Best regards,

Felix

MacBook Pro

Posted on Jan 6, 2023 03:42 AM

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p-tec208 Author

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Jan 13, 2023 12:35 AM in response to leroydouglas

Hi, I deleted all VPN Connections, the Network related preferences in the SystemConfiguration Folder, reconfigured only one L2TP VPN and I got the same crash result.

Unfortunately sorting it out is not a soulution in my case.

Jan 7, 2023 09:44 AM in response to p-tec208

p-tec208 wrote:

Hi,

I have a VPN issue with Monterey & now Ventura 13.1 on my MacBook Pro 13" 2020.

I'm using different types of VPN for work, unfortunately my L2TP IPSec connection crashes randomly my macOS after a while. If it crashes, I'm not able to reboot the system, not even with a terminal command.

Does anyone have the same issue or a fix here?

Best regards,

Felix

If you use multiple VPN delete all but the one you use—and compare your results...

If your work demands you use their VPN then consult with your work IT department to sort this out.

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