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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, VISTA and 7 - 32bit and 64bit

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:

unibz.networkconnect.zip

Instructions for Linux Cisco AnyConnect Client (recommened)

Installation

1. Open with your browser (tested with firefox 11.0) the following URL:

https://vpn.scientificnet.org

2. Enter your Username and password, then press Login

3. A “Warning - Security” Windows opens: This will install the Cisco AnyConnect

 in /opt/cisco of your System

4. Press Run

5. In order to install Cisco AnyConnect, Admin (sudo) rights are required; a Window opens,

 enter your local password.

6. The Cisco AnyConnect is installed and running, you can close the URL.

Launching Cisco AnyConnect GUI

This allows you to connect and disconnect the VPN service.

/opt/cisco/anyconnect/bin/vpnui

Uninstalling the client AnyConnect

The client comes with an uninstallation script

  • $ sudo /opt/cisco/vpn/bin/vpn_uninstall.sh

However it doesn't actually uninstall everything properly, it removes files but leaves behind directories.
You can clean up what it leaves behind by deleting the directory /opt/cisco/

  • $ sudo rm -r /opt/cisco

Per-user configuration is stored in your home directory in a file called .anyconnect

More infos to come like using OpenConnect…

Instructions for Linux vpnc Client (fails to work since update to Cisco ASA)

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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