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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].
= New VPN Instructions =
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].
= Old PPTP VPN Instructions =
== pptpclient ==
Tested on [[Arch Linux]] with pptpclient 1.7.2 (updated on 2011-08-28).
* Ensure that you have both '''ppp''' and '''pptpclient''' installed. Otherwise, you may receive strange errors or otherwise be unable to connect.
* Create the file '''/etc/ppp/peers/VirginiaTech''' with the following:
remotename VirginiaTech
pty "pptp pptp.cns.vt.edu --nolaunchpppd"
name username
file /etc/ppp/options.pptp
require-mppe-128
ipparam VirginiaTech
Make sure to replace '''username''' with your username.
* 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:
username VirginiaTech password *
* To connect, use the pon script:
sudo pon VirginiaTech
* To disconnect, use poff:
sudo poff VirginiaTech
== Network Manager ==
Tested on [[Fedora]] 15 (updated on 2011-08-28).
Tested on [[Ubuntu]] 12.04 LTS (2012-05-22)
* Install the '''networkmanager-pptp''' package. (Ubuntu users can skip this step.)
* Right click on the Network Manager applet and select Edit Connections...
* Select the VPN tab and click Add.
* Select '''Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)''' and click Create...
* Enter '''Virginia Tech VPN''' for the connection name.
* Enter '''pptp.cns.vt.edu''' for the gateway.
* Enter your username and remote access passphrase (in the password field), leaving NT domain blank.
* Click Save...
* Left click on the Network Manager applet, and select '''Virginia Tech VPN''' under VPN Connections.
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