auth:howto:linux:vpnclient
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VPN (Virtual Private Network) at the Free University of Bolzano/Bozen
Infos regarding the usage of VPN
Instructions for Windows 2000, XP and VISTA
Instructions for MacOS X 10.4
Instructions for MacOS X 10.6
There is no need to install a Client, simply install (doubleclick) the
following file:
Instructions for Linux vpnc Client (recommened)
1. Install vpnc
sudo aptitude install vpnc
2. Create configuration file unibz.conf.
Please Note: IPSec obfuscated secret ... needs to be on a single line. Replace <your-windows-login> with your username.
sudo vi /etc/vpnc/unibz.conf
####################################### IPSec gateway vpn.unibz.it IPSec ID Unibz IPSec obfuscated secret 06294C134E0BEBDA4B449B56BFD305D35D12DABF4044EDB6794926C2CA6D5AEDFE6342DF190E566EB11215DDC1591D5CB6ABEBEB593693C6D0B2077D78034B6AFEEA3221E77F4 C9858DD711AA8DE58F6 Xauth username <your-windows-login> #######################################
apply this rights:
sudo chmod 600 /etc/vpnc/unibz.conf sudo chown root.root /etc/vpnc/unibz.conf
sudo ls -l /etc/vpnc/unibz.conf -rw------- 1 root root 250 2009-05-02 15:54 /etc/vpnc/unibz.conf
3. Start vpnc
sudo vpnc-connect unibz
This will first ask for your sudo password and then you <windows-password>
4. Stop vpnc
sudo vpnc-disconnect
Shrew Soft VPN Client Instructions for 32 or 64 bit version of Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7 (recommened)
1. Go to http://www.shrew.net/home and download latest stable release of Shrew Soft VPN Client for Windows: http://www.shrew.net/download/vpn
2. Download unibz profile (need to login with unibz login&password) https://pro.unibz.it/vpn/profiles/unibz/Free%20University%20of%20Bozen-Bolzano.zip
3. Install Shrew Soft VPN Client for Windows
4. Start Shrew Soft VPN Client, unzip unibz profile and Import in VPN client
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