#REDIRECT 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 and VPNproxies]]to obtain a Virginia Tech IP address. '''Important:''' You must first create a [http://computing.vt.edu/accounts_and_access/remote_access_id/ Remote Access ID]to be able to log into the VPN. This is different from your normal VT PID password {{raw:u:PPTP VPN|peername=VirginiaTech|host=pptp.cns.vt.edu}}
