Profesor

VPN (Virtual Private
Network) with Fedora
Linux
Dustin Graham
2010-03-05 14:26

Abstract
Describes a technique for secure connections to the TCC from remote hosts.
This publication isavailable in Web form1 and also as a PDF document2. Please forward any
comments to tcc-doc@nmt.edu.

Table of Contents
1. Overview: A remote access method for Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. Closing the connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1. Overview: A remote access method for Linux
This document describes how toinstall a PPTP client on a Fedora Core or Ubuntu system. This client
allows you to connect to a remote system reliably and securely.
This connection is sometimes referred to as a tunnel to the remotesystem.

2. Installation
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Install the NetworkManager PPTP plugin and its dependencies.
• For Fedora:
sudo yum install NetworkManager-pptp
• For Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get installnetwork-manager-pptp

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Click the NetworkManager applet, then choose VPN Connections > and Configure VPN....
Click the Add button in the VPN Connections window to create a new connection....