=Proxies=
== Web Proxy ==
If you're just looking to access library resources like subscription journals, you can make use of the library's [http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/extended/extproxy.html web-based proxy].
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.
== VPN ==If you are looking for information on how to connect Connecting to the Internet through Virginia Tech's VPN, please the [[VPN]] page. The following information may be out of date or inaccurate but will be retained for the time being for posterity. === Using Ubuntu or Debian ===<ol><li> Install the [http://wwwen.gnomewikipedia.org/projects/NetworkManagerwiki/ Virtual_private_network Virtual Private Network Manager] applet if you do not already have it.</li><li> Install the '''network-manager-pptp''' package for your distribution.</li></ol>From here you will need to configure the (VPN somewhat differentlydepending on your version of NetworkManager. To see your version ofNetworkManager, right click ) is the NetworkManager applet on your upperpanel. The nm-applet looks like one only officially advertised and supported method of the following, depending on ifyour connected: <table border="1"> <tr><th>Not Connected </th><th> Connected</th></tr><tr><td><a href="accessing certain resources such as [http://wwwnetwork.vtluugsoftware.org/wiki/indexvt.php?title=Image:Nm_not_connected.png" class="image" title="Image:nm_not_connected.png"><img alt="Image:nm_not_connected.png" src="VPN_filesedu/Nm_not_connected.html" height="24" width="24" border="0"></a> </td><td> <a href="http://www.vtluug.org/wiki/index.php?title=Image:Nm_connected.png" class="image" title="Image:nm_connected.png"><img alt="Image:nm_connected.png" src="VPN_files/Nm_connected.html" height="22" width="22" border="0"></a></td></tr></table> ==== NetworkManager 0.6 (Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron) ====<ol><li> Click the VT Network Manager applet in your panelSoftware] from off-campus.</li><li> Under '''VPN Connections'''Alternatively, select you can use '''Configure VPN...SSH tunnels'''.</li><li> Click the '''Add''' button.</li><li> Click '''Forward'''.</li><li> Click '''Forward''' again.</li><li> In the '''Connection Name''' box, type <code>VT PPTP VPN</code>.</li><li> In the '''Gateway''' box, type <code>pptp.cns.vt.edu</code></li><li> At the top, click the '''Authentication''' tab.</li><li> Check the box labeled '''Refuse CHAP'''.</li><li> Click '''Forward'''.</li><li> Click '''Apply'''.</li><li> Restart Network Manager with the following commands:</li></ol><code></code><pre>sudo /etc/dbus-1/event.d/25NetworkManager restartsudo /etc/dbus-1/event.d/26NetworkManagerDispatcher restart</pre>==== NetworkManager 0.7 (Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex) ====<ol><li> Click the NetworkManager applet → VPN Connections → Configure VPN</li><li> Go or proxies to the VPN tab</li><li> Click Add</li><li> You will be asked to choos obtain a VPN connection typeVirginia Tech IP address. Select Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and click Create</li><li> Enter the following and click OK:</li></ol><table align="center" border="1">
<tr>
<th>Connection name
</th><td>VT PPTP VPN (really, can be whatever you like)
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th>Gateway
</th><td>pptp.cns.vt.edu
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th>User name
</th><td>''your PID''
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th>Password
</th><td>''your VPN password''
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th>NT Domain
</th><td>''(blank)''
</td></tr></table>
==== Connecting to Updated as of Summer 2021 (for Debian):# Install the VPN "openconnect" package# Run "sudo openconnect --protocol====<ol><li> Click the Network Manager applet in your panelpulse 'https://vpn.nis.vt.<edu/li><li> Under vttraffic'"#* If it complains that about 'pulse'VPN Connections, then try: "sudo openconnect --protocol=nc 'https://vpn.nis.vt.edu/vttraffic'"# At the login prompt, enter your VT PID.# At the password prompt, enter you NETWORK PASSWORD. (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'll have to go to your VT accounts page (found at https://vt4help.service-now.com/sp?id=kb_article&sys_id=5e76ba690f266500d3254b9ce1050eff#networkchange).# When prompted for password#2, select enter the method of 2-factor authentication you want to use# Minimize the terminal you used for openconnect or enter ^ctrl-Z'to put the job in the background. If you now enter 'ifconfig'VT PPTP VPNor 'ip add''</li><li> Log in using your Remote Access ID, you will see a new ip address assigned to you.</li></ol>
==IPsec== Ubuntu upgraders from 8.04 Hardy Heron to 8.10 ====If you experience an error "unable to find valid VPN secrets", youneed to delete your saved password. Go to Applications → Passwords andEncryption Keys, then go to the Passwords tab and delete the entry foryour VPN password (e.g., "VPN password secret for VT PPTP VPN..."). Nowleft-click the NetworkManager applet icon, select the VT PPTP VPN, andenter your VPN password.See [[IPsec]]
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