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| − | Connecting to the Internet through Virginia Tech's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network Virtual Private Network] (VPN) is the only officially advertised and supported method of accessing certain resources such as [http://network.software.vt.edu/ VT Network Software] from off-campus. Alternatively, you can use SSH tunnels or [[proxies]] to obtain a Virginia Tech IP address.
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| − | '''Important:''' You must first create a [http://answers.vt.edu/kb/entry/3765 Remote Access ID] to be able to log into the VPN. This is different from your normal VT PID password. This is the Network Account information on your [https://my.vt.edu/accounts/myaccounts Accounts page].
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| − | = New VPN Instructions =
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| − | As of September 2014, the software that runs the VPN has changed and no new instructions have been written yet. For now, you can follow [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Juniper_VPN#Preferred_installation_method these instructions for Arch Linux].
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| − | = Old PPTP VPN Instructions =
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| − | == pptpclient ==
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| − | Tested on [[Arch Linux]] with pptpclient 1.7.2 (updated on 2011-08-28).
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| − | * Ensure that you have both '''ppp''' and '''pptpclient''' installed. Otherwise, you may receive strange errors or otherwise be unable to connect.
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| − | * Create the file '''/etc/ppp/peers/VirginiaTech''' with the following:
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| − | remotename VirginiaTech
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| − | pty "pptp pptp.cns.vt.edu --nolaunchpppd"
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| − | name username
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| − | file /etc/ppp/options.pptp
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| − | require-mppe-128
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| − | ipparam VirginiaTech
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| − | Make sure to replace '''username''' with your username.
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| − | * Edit the file '''/etc/ppp/chap-secrets''' and add the following line to the bottom, replacing '''username''' with your username and '''password''' with your password:
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| − | username VirginiaTech password *
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| − | * To connect, use the pon script:
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| − | sudo pon VirginiaTech
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| − | * To disconnect, use poff:
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| − | sudo poff VirginiaTech
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| − | == Network Manager ==
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| − | Tested on [[Fedora]] 15 (updated on 2011-08-28).
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| − | Tested on [[Ubuntu]] 12.04 LTS (2012-05-22)
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| − | * Install the '''networkmanager-pptp''' package. (Ubuntu users can skip this step.)
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| − | * Right click on the Network Manager applet and select Edit Connections...
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| − | * Select the VPN tab and click Add.
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| − | * Select '''Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)''' and click Create...
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| − | * Enter '''Virginia Tech VPN''' for the connection name.
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| − | * Enter '''pptp.cns.vt.edu''' for the gateway.
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| − | * Enter your username and remote access passphrase (in the password field), leaving NT domain blank.
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| − | * Click Save...
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| − | * Left click on the Network Manager applet, and select '''Virginia Tech VPN''' under VPN Connections.
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| − | [[Category:Howtos]] [[Category:Campus computing resources]]
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