Connecting your Linux laptop to the UNR VPN

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  • As of 2006-11-17 Ubuntu supports MPPE out-of-the-box howto howto
  • As of 2006-01-03 MPPE is supported in Linux Kernel 2.6.15
  • SUSE Linux 10.0 includes out-of-the-box support: (upgrade)

    Requirements

    Connecting a Linux system to the UNR VPN requires:

    Instructions

    The PPTP Client site provides details for a variety of Linux distributions.

    Configuration

    Server: wifi.unr.edu
    Domain: unr.edu
    User: Your UNR NetID
    Password: Your NetID password
    
    If the VPN does not work: 
    In the routing tab in pptpconfig check the "all to tunnel" option
    

    Help

    Setting up MPPE VPN support in Debian Linux
    Debian 2.6.9 Kernel Compile w/ MPPE support
    Connecting to the McGill VPN with MPPE on Linux

    Links

    PPTP Client
    WLAN compatiblity list
    SuSE Linux
    Linux open-source VPN packages
    Reno Linux Users Group
    Updated: Wed Dec 13 17:17:13 PST 2006