When the terminal opens, issue the following commands:
sudo apt-get install openvpn
wget https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/qkmadson/public/vpn/UWM.ovpn
wget https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/qkmadson/public/vpn/vpnca.crt
sudo openvpn --config UWM.ovpn
You will be prompted for your ePanther ID and password. After you issue the openvpn command and authenticate, a new network interface will appear. If you run the command:
ifconfig
... among the network interfaces listed, you should see:
tap0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:00:00:00:00
inet addr:129.89.210.XX Bcast:129.89.210.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::10b4:4fff:fea8:1ea1/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:3665 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:3308 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:3037109 (3.0 MB) TX bytes:687686 (687.6 KB)
... where 129.89.210.XX is your UWM IP address.
There is probably a way to configure the VPN through the Gnome GUI but, I could not find a way to do it. It would seem that one could:
- click on the "Network Manager Applet"
- click "VPN Connections"
- click "Configure VPN"
- click "Add"
For other operating systems (Windows XP/Vista, Mac OS X), there are instructions and pre-packaged installations located at http://vpn.imt.uwm.edu.
[UPDATE] If you have problems:
I've noticed that DNS does not always get properly updated. Road Runner and other ISPs have their DNS servers locked down. Now that you have a UWM IP address, you can no longer use their DNS. To fix this, make sure to add the UWM DNS servers:
cat /etc/resolv.conf
domain madsonclan.net
search madsonclan.net
nameserver 129.89.7.14
nameserver 129.89.7.2
nameserver 65.24.7.10
nameserver 65.24.7.1
3 comments:
Thanks for putting this out there, Quinn. Probably saved me a lot of time. An http://www.google.com/uwm search for 'vpn' found this blog entry.
I had to make one change from your directions on my ubuntu 9.04 'jaunty' box: the openvpn command exited, saying it couldn't open the tun device, permission denied. I simply reran with sudo, and all is good.
Thanks again, Jon Detert
Glad I could be of help, Jon. Thanks for the tip, too. I updated the post with your addition and added a section about DNS issues.
I don't know if there was an update to OpenVPN lately or what. I had to add the UWM DNS servers to my resolv.conf which I never had to do before.
Oh yeah, and welcome aboard, btw. ;)
This is very old info but it still works! Thank you.
I was able to get it working with the Gnome GUI tool no problem, there must have been a fix somewhere.
Also: ISPs have started to lock down their DNS servers so that they only answer to requests from their own network. Prevents DDoS and other such evilry.
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