I have a working VPN server on Synology NAS. iOS devices v.16.2 can connect without problem, so it should not be a server issue.
But MBP cannot connect since upgrade to Big Sur 11.7.2. Later OS is not compatible.
Message is "The L2TP-VPN server did not respond." Thanks.
So I worked with Apple and yes it is broken.....that shot me this thread which someone who was running ventura did a solution using Apple Configurator.
L2TP VPN broken on MacOS 13/Ventura | Apple Developer Forums
But there is no place that I can find a legacy version of Apple Configurator version 2.13. If anyone sees a location that is legit please add the link to the thread.
It is pretty crazy that Apple will not let you download the legacy versions of an app.
What's new in Apple Configurator 2.13.3
So I worked with Apple and yes it is broken.....that shot me this thread which someone who was running ventura did a solution using Apple Configurator.
L2TP VPN broken on MacOS 13/Ventura | Apple Developer Forums
But there is no place that I can find a legacy version of Apple Configurator version 2.13. If anyone sees a location that is legit please add the link to the thread.
It is pretty crazy that Apple will not let you download the legacy versions of an app.
What's new in Apple Configurator 2.13.3
Log (IP address is correctly resolved but replaced with xxxx:
L2TP connecting to server 'xxxx.xxxx.xxx' (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)...
L2TP can't set L2TP server address: Cannot allocate memory
IPSec connection started
L2TP error sending Hello (Destination address required)
Failed to send L2TP hello trigger. tried 0, max 10
L2TP error sending Hello (Destination address required)
Failed to send L2TP hello trigger. tried 0, max 10
L2TP error sending Hello (Destination address required)
Failed to send L2TP hello trigger. tried 0, max 10
L2TP error sending Hello (Destination address required)
Failed to send L2TP hello trigger. tried 0, max 10
L2TP error sending Hello (Destination address required)
Failed to send L2TP hello trigger. tried 0, max 10
IPSec connection failed
Hi Ron, Yup ....Apple messed something up from 11.7 to 11.7.2 in regards to VPN (L2TP)
I had my buddy test on an older iMac 11.7 and setup the VPN connection identical to what I had on iMAC with 11.7.2 and of course it works. So whatever they did killed the L2TP connection and we are all getting the same error.
Hopefully we can get them to issue a patch. I am not ready to go Ventura (only 3 months old) as there are other compatibility issues and not worth the risk.
Ok, last note. I simply bit the bullet and upgraded to OSX Monterey 12.6.2 and my VPN connection using L2TP for VPN works fine. I am slowly starting to see if there any other apps that are not incompatible....so far so good.
My Mac is mid 2014 so cannot upgrade to Monterey! Apple have advised that they will not be bringing out a patch to resolve this issue and they advised me that the VPN provider needs to sort this issue out even though it was of Apple's making!
How to fix L2TP VPN connection on Big Sur 11.7.2
