Connect to a Microsoft VPN server on Ubuntu 8.10

The company uses the VPN connection, can use the company's thing, in the home Ubuntu has not been able to connect, has not been easy to finish today. The process records. Translation of a foreigner's article, hehe.

It's easy to connect Microsoft's VPN from Linux, but there are some problems with the setup of Ubuntu itself. You need to use the following methods to modify this problem. Before you start the installation, you must install the PPTP graphics software (I only use Ubuntu as XP, less command, hehe)

# sudo apt-get install network-manager-gnome NETWORK-MANAGER-PPTP

# sudo networkmanager restart

Start configuring network Manager

Network manager, in your upper-right corner of the network icon, click to select "VPN Connection"-> "Configure VPN", and then it will ask you the user password, gateway address, such as information, remember, must install the front of the NETWORK-MANAGER-PPTP to do.

Now you need to know some basic information about your VPN network ... If you don't know. Don't ask me oh ....

The name of the connection: this can be arbitrary, you write a good on the line, this basic will not affect your connection process

Gateway: IP and domain name of your company's VPN server are OK

User name: Like the company is domain, the basic input is, domain name \ User, such as Example\usernamel. In the domain of the environment as if this is a must

Password: You don't have to type, you'll be prompted in a minute.

As follows

Click the "Advanced" button. Select Use point-to-point encryption (MPPE) in the Out interface. Do not modify other options

Now click the "OK" button, after setting this in the VPN interface to save the settings, you can turn off the interface of this setting.

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