Purdue VPN in Ubuntu Jaunty
Using Purdue University VPN in Ubuntu Jaunty
First, install VPN Cisco client by
sudo apt-get install network-manager-vpnc
And, open network manager by either clicking connection icon on upper-right corner and Click VPN connection and Configure VPN or System > Preference > Network Connections
Click on the VPN tab, ‘Add’ button should be activated by now, since we’ve already installed the ‘vpnc’. Click add.. and enter following…
Connection Name : Purdue University ( Which doesn’t really matter)
Gateway: vpn.purdue.edu
GroupName : PurdueUser (Not your career account but that phrase itself)
User password : (Password of your career account)
Group password : jtgkld1990 ( Again, enter this phrase)
Optional
User name : (Career account)
Domain : (blank)
Encryption method : Secure(default)
NAT traversal : Cisco UDP (default)
Last step is to edit the one more file and we are done….
sudo gedit /etc/dbus-1/system.d/nm-vpnc-service.conf
and add
<policy user=”at_console”>
<allow own=”org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc”/>
<allow send_destination=”org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc”/>
</policy>
Reboot your Ubuntu and click VPN Connection and the profile…You should be good to go!
