If you're looking for a quick and dirty way to obtain a VT IP, you can run a [[Secure Shell#Tunneling|secure shell socks proxy]] using a [[CVL]] (ECE) or [[rlogin]] (CS) shell account.

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.

<ol><li> Install the [http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/ Network Manager] applet if you do not already have it.

</li><li> Install the '''network-manager-pptp''' package for your distribution.