is what I found... the directions being to put it into the /etc/vpnc folder and type "sudo vpnc vpn_config_filename.conf" and it successfully connects to the new MST VPN server. But now I can't surf the interwebs and, needless to say, can't access my network drives...
I found a few ways to do it, but to no avail... it seems as though internet just stops working once I VPN. An ideal solution would be to use the network manager in Ubuntu but I haven't been able to get it to import the config file yet nor have I been able to make a usable configuration using network manager to do this...
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated... thanks!
Post subject: Re: Map S Drive Off Campus in Ubuntu
Posted: Wed 09-17-2008 1:07PM
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The way that I got it to work.
1. Install vpnc 2. Click on the networking icon on the taskbar. It's the one with two monitors. 3. There should be a new VPN option so you can use a GUI to set up 4. Somewhere in there is a gateway range or something like that. I think that defines what ips are used with VPN and everything else routes through your regular internet. I never got that particular thing to work, so I just VPN in for network drives and disconnect when I need to use internet. I don't VPN too much, so it works for me.
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Post subject: Re: Map S Drive Off Campus in Ubuntu
Posted: Wed 09-17-2008 3:39PM
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Joined: Sat 09-04-2004 8:22AM Posts: 9 Location: Rolla
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Still doesn't work... keep in mind I'm not using the GUI for Network Manager to VPN into campus... any instructions on setting that up would be handy...
All I'm doing is typing in vpn.mst.edu for the gateway and using PPTP for the protocol, if that helps...
Post subject: Re: Map S Drive Off Campus in Ubuntu
Posted: Wed 09-17-2008 3:42PM
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You're on your own there. I didn't mess with the command line for this one. Someone else jump in here, but I don't think it's PPTP since I think that is the microsoft version which I couldn't get to work. I used the cisco vpn (forgot what the protocol is).
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Post subject: Re: Map S Drive Off Campus in Ubuntu
Posted: Wed 09-17-2008 8:49PM
Corporal
Joined: Sat 09-04-2004 8:22AM Posts: 9 Location: Rolla
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Oh, it turns out vpnc is the Cisco VPN client, I just didn't actually install it (I just installed vpnc which didn't include the "network-manager-vpnc" package).
How do you have your VPN set up using VPNC? It's asking for a Group Name... not sure what that is nor what to put there...
Post subject: Re: Map S Drive Off Campus in Ubuntu
Posted: Mon 09-22-2008 10:41AM
Colonel
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If internet goes away after vpning to campus from linux, check /etc/resolv.conf , it holds your DNS servers. Sometimes when I have ubuntu's network-manager running, it losses its DNS servers. A simple
sudo su echo 131.151.1.7 >> /etc/resolve.conf
might do it
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Post subject: Re: Map S Drive Off Campus in Ubuntu
Posted: Sun 10-19-2008 9:52PM
Corporal
Joined: Sat 09-04-2004 8:22AM Posts: 9 Location: Rolla
Source: Fidelity
I figured it out... although I'm not sure why it's working now...
I have installed the following: vpnc network-manager-vpnc
Then I clicked on the network manager->VPN Connections->Configure VPN... Clicked Add Clicked Forward Made sure I was using vpnc (Compatible Cisco VPN client) for the connection type Clicked Forward Entered the following information: Connection Name: MST VPN Gateway: vpn.mst.edu Group Name: MoS&TIPSec User Name: pdp7t3 Domain for Authentication: MST-USERS
I left everything else unchecked and clicked Forward Clicked Apply
And my VPN connection was set up! All that was left to do was connect.
When I connected, it asked for my password and my group password...
Your password is the one that goes with your alias (pdp7t3 in my case) and your group password is "MoS&TIPSec"
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