Useful Information

• Install vpnc Client

  sudo apt-get install vpnc

• sudo create file in “/etc/vpnc/” called “*something*.conf” <- creating config file

edit file and place information

IPSec gateway domain.co.uk
IPSec ID GroupID
IPSec secret GroupPassword
Xauth username VPNUsername
Xauth password VPNPassword

• sudo vpnc-connect *something* <- e.g if file was work.conf then sudo vpnc-connect work
• sudo vpnc-disconnect <- Disconnect from VPN

Not needed, but SCRIPT login/logout:

• create file on desktop called “VPN.sh“
• place below script in file and amend connection string.

#!/bin/bash
echo “You Sure you want to connect to VPN? Press ENTER”
read var_1
sudo vpnc-connect *something*
echo -n “Please ENTER again to disconnect”
read var_2
clear
sudo vpnc-disconnect
echo “VPN has been disconnected”
read var_3

• Run terminal & navigate to location of VPN.sh
• Type “chmod 777 VPN.sh” <- Make script executable
• click “VPN.sh” from desktop and select run in terminal

Links I used when doing this.

• http://www.ax697.org/writing-a-basic-ubuntu-script-200786.html
• http://www.longren.org/2007/05/17/how-to-cisco-vpn-client-on-ubuntu-704-feisty-fawn/
• http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/vpnc-howto.xml
• http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=16434