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Created page with "'''These directions ''will not work'' for the Virginia Tech VPN. Please see the VPN page for details on setting up the Virginia Tech VPN.''' == pptpclient == Tested on ..."
'''These directions ''will not work'' for the Virginia Tech VPN. Please see the [[VPN]] page for details on setting up the Virginia Tech VPN.'''

== 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.

== See also ==
* [[VPN]]

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