While installing Cisco AnyConnect 3.1.05170, the following error message appears in a dialog box.
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
The VPN client agent was unable to create the interprocess communication depot
How do I fix this?
Here are the steps to resolve the problem:
Win
+ R
services.msc
and press Enter
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
Properties
Startup type:
to Disabled
To resolve this issue on Windows 7:
Start
button.Control Panel
.View by:
to Category
.View network status and tasks
under Network and Internet
.Change adapter settings
.Shared
in the Status
column in the Network Connections
window and right-click that device (e.g. Ethernet adapter, WiFi adapter) and click Properties
.Sharing
tab.Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection
check box.OK
.These instructions may not be accurate for other versions of Windows besides 7.
For MacOS users who still have this problem in 2023:
I successfully installed the client, but this error message pops up as a dialogue window every few minutes.
The following command line solved this problem:
sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist