Configure VPN Connection to secure network
access
drakvpn
Introduction
This tool
You can start this tool from the command line, by typing
drakvpn as root.
allows to configure secure access to a remote network
establishing a tunnel between the local workstation and the remote
network. We discuss here only of the configuration on the workstation
side. We assume that the remote network is already in operation, and that
you have the connection information from the network administrator, like a
.pcf configuration file .
Configuration
First, select either Cisco VPN Concentrator or OpenVPN, depending on
which protocol is used for your virtual private network.
Then give your connection a name.
At the next screen, provide the details for your VPN
connection.
For Cisco VPN
For openvpn. The openvpn package and its dependencies will be
installed the first time the tools is used.
Select the files that you received from the network
administrator.
Advanced parameters:
The next screen asks for IP-address of the gateway.
When the parameters are set, you have the option of starting the VPN
connection.
This VPN connection can be set to start automatically with a network
connection. To do this, reconfigure the network connection to always
connect to this VPN.