ARCHIVED: In Linux, how can I make a PPTP VPN connection to the IU network at a regional campus, and what software do I need?

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Note: When on campus, use the IU Secure wireless network; no VPN is needed. (IU Secure will be available at IUN by spring semester 2009.)

Note:
For off-campus connections to the IU network, use the recommended SSL VPN.

Indiana University provides a script to help you make a VPN connection; the latest version is available at IUware Online.

You must at least have pptp and ppp-mppe installed. Most modern distributions have the basic pptp requirements built into the install; refer to your distribution's support area if you are unsure.

Once you have downloaded the script from IUware, run the following commands in a terminal window to install:

  cd /path/to/vpnscript/location
  tar -xzf iu-vpn-VERSION.tgz
  cd iu-vpn-VERSION
  make install
  vpn-config

Run the last two commands as root; follow the prompts for vpn-config.

This will complete your installation. To make a VPN connection, run the following command in a terminal window as root:

  iu-vpn start

To stop the connection, run as root:

  iu-vpn stop

To uninstall the script, enter in a terminal window (enter the last command as root):

  cd /path/to/iu-vpn-VERSION
  make uninstall

At Indiana University, for personal or departmental Linux or Unix systems support, see Get help for Linux or Unix at IU.

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