VPN

OpenConnect

A newer tool  that works with Ubuntu 18.04.

First, install the Ubuntu Network Manager:

sudo apt-get install openconnect network-manager-openconnect-gnome

Configure the VPN

  • Click on the Network Manager icon in your System Tray

  • Click the Configure icon

  • Under VPN, click + to create a VPN
  • In the popup, click Cisco AnyConnect Compatible VPN to open configuration
  • Enter the following:
    • Connection name: BU VPN
    • Gateway: vpn.bu.edu
    • Leave the rest blank
  • Click Add in the upper right

Start the VPN client

  • Click on the Network Manager icon in your System Tray
  • Turn on the BU VPN
  • In the Popup, enter the following:
    • Username: Your BUusername
    • Password: Your Active Directory/Kerberos password
  • Click Login.

Disconnect the VPN

  • Click on the Network Manager icon in your System Tray
  • Turn off the BU VPN

VPNC

In Ubuntu 16.04, you could connect to the BU VPN using the vpnc package. This hasn’t been tested recently.

  • The package network-manager-vpnc gives you access to your VPNs from the Network Manager applet.

If you’re not using NetworkManager to handle the VPNs, you will need to make a couple config files.

  • /etc/vpnc/oncampus.conf
    IPSec gateway vpn-oncampus.bu.edu
    IPSec ID BostonU
    IPSec secret BostonU
  • /etc/vpnc/offcampus.conf
    IPSec gateway vpn-offcampus.bu.edu
    IPSec ID BostonU
    IPSec secret BostonU
  • You can also make /etc/vpnc/default.conf a link pointing to the connection you use most.