= VPN =
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.
'''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].
As Updated as of September 2014Summer 2021 (for Debian):# Install the "openconnect" package# Run "sudo openconnect --protocol=pulse 'https://vpn.nis.vt.edu/vttraffic'"#* If it complains that about 'pulse', then try: "sudo openconnect --protocol=nc 'https://vpn.nis.vt.edu/vttraffic'"# At the software that runs login prompt, enter your VT PID.# At the VPN has changed and no new instructions have been written yetpassword prompt, enter you NETWORK PASSWORD. For now(This is not the same as your VT login password, but a generated with 16 characters like "ghrt-oiuy-dgfj-lkjl") To generate one or get a new one you can follow ['ll have to go to your VT accounts page (found at https://wikivt4help.archlinuxservice-now.orgcom/indexsp?id=kb_article&sys_id=5e76ba690f266500d3254b9ce1050eff#networkchange).php/Juniper_VPN# When prompted for password#2, enter the method of 2-factor authentication you want to use#Preferred_installation_method these instructions Minimize the terminal you used for Arch Linux]openconnect or enter ^ctrl-Z' to put the job in the background. If you now enter 'ifconfig' or 'ip add', you will see a new ip address assigned to you.
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