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## Ubuntu 7.04 VPN Connections

I have been using Ubuntu since 6.06. I have set-up connections on 6.06 using pptp-config, on 6.10 using kvpnc, and now on 7.04 with network-manager-pptp. 7.04 set-up by far has been the easiest way of doing things. My only wish was that this came pre-installed.

Lets get to the meat shall we!

The following commands will have this set up right away.

> sudo apt-get install network-manager-pptp

You should now see VPN under the applet. Click on the network applet -> VPN connections -> Configure VPN.

Click the Add button

Walk though the wizard. Make sure you configure your options correctly. I have had the nm-applet crash on me for not configuring the route with the /24 or /[network] after it.

In the end you should have something that looks like this:

I know people are against it, but I would recommend restarting at this point, but if you insist on staying connected the following should get the setting in the applet in the systray

> sudo /etc/dbus-1/event.d/25NetworkManager restart
> sudo /etc/dbus-1/event.d/26NetworkManagerDispatcher restart

Afterward you will have:

This has by far been the easiest set-up that I have gone though. It is simple. The one thing that I think that Ubuntu should have done was to auto-install this package. Then again, I use VPNs and not every home user of Ubuntu will use VPNs so maybe it is good that they left it out, less bulk for the average home user.

Please leave your questions or comments

PPTP, set up, Ubuntu, VPN, walk though

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