Comments on: Ubuntu VPN Connection for Dummies

By: Steve Grace

Steve Grace — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:37:05 +0000

Thanks for the tutorial! It worked for me on Xubuntu 11.04.

By: Heretic

Heretic — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:47:43 +0000

Hello there,
I have a huge funny problem.
as long as I connect to my vpn service within Windows [Vista Home Pr.], I have no problem…
but when I connect via Linux [Ubuntu 10.4 LTS], I can surf only Normal NON-Https websites.
crystal clear example: I can go to http://www.gmail.com; but I cant log into my email bcuz it goes HTTPS.
any suggestion?

By: Pablo Garcia

Pablo Garcia — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:21:46 +0000

Hi Loomis:
Dial in the wireless link? Windows 7 does this automatically? You mean connect to the router automatically? I am not sure I understand what you mean. Connecting to a wireless router with Ubuntu is extremely easy, probably easier than Windows.

By: al loomis

al loomis — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 11:10:34 +0000

i hoped i could use this clear description of vpn to work around my real problem, which is getting the ‘wireless’ part of the network to fly. no, it don’t do it.

amazing how difficult it can be to dial in the wireless link, considering win7 does it all automatically. thx anyway.

By: Pablo Garcia

Pablo Garcia — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:23:34 +0000

Hi Loomis:

192.168.1.1 will never work. That is an internal address. Addresses starting with 192.168…. 172,16…. and 10.1…. are designed to be used in “private networks” so they are always internal. You have to find out what your external address is, and connect to that address. Use this site to find out the external address at your workplace:

http://www.ipchicken.com

By: al loomis

al loomis — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:21:38 +0000

the 1st edit window ‘gateway’ is described as the external address of the machine you are connecting to. (your workplace). our connection is variable external, 192.168.1.1 internal. that doesn’t work. perhaps the problem is elsewhere, and the internal address is ok?

By: Orlando

Orlando — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:35:30 +0000

This is how I got my VPN from http://www.yourprivatevpn.com to work. Thanks to Markus for the tech support.

Configure via Network Manager GUI:
1. input the IP address of the target computer.
2. input your user name. Leave all else blank.
3. hit Advanced button.
4. check: MSCHAPv2
5. check: Use Point-to-point encryption (MPPE)
6. select: 128-bit
7. check: Allow stateful encryption
8. check: Allow PPP echo packets
9. Leave all else blank. Hit OK, OK to save and get out.

By: Dummy

Dummy — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:53:08 +0000

OK I’m a dummy. I did that, but now how do I get it to connect?

By: Gabor

Gabor — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:00:07 +0000

Hi,
sorry for the previous, the link does not appear in the comment.

here you are

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1658384&highlight=vpn

By: Gabor

Gabor — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:58:53 +0000

Please help,

I have a routing problem. The connection initiazed correctly, but the traffic blocked on the vpn connection
Here is the whole story:

what shall I write into the routing tab to make it work?
please also answer to the above forum,

thanks very much

Gabor