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''Note: If you are looking for information on how to connect to Virginia Tech's VPN, please see See the [[VPN]] page. The following for information may be out of date or inaccurate but will be retained for the time being for posterity.''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://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.</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 the NetworkManager applet on your upperpanel. The nm-applet looks like one of the following, depending on ifyour connected: <table border="1"> <tr><th>Not Connected </th><th> Connected</th></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.vtluug.org/wiki/index.php?title=Image:Nm_not_connected.png" class="image" title="Image:nm_not_connected.png"><img alt="Image:nm_not_connected.png" src="VPN_files/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 Network Manager applet in your panel.</li><li> Under '''VPN Connections''', select '''Configure VPN...'''.</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 &#8594; VPN Connections &#8594; Configure VPN</li><li> Go connecting to the Virginia Tech VPN tab</li><li> Click Add</li><li> You will be asked to choos a VPN connection type. 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 the VPN ====<ol><li> Click the Network Manager applet in your panel.</li><li> Under '''VPN Connections''', select '''VT PPTP VPN'''</li><li> Log in using your Remote Access ID.</li></ol> ==== 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 &#8594; 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.