So my work recently implemented some sort of VPN scheme to access programs through citrix. Basically, I log onto the network with a password. I go to the web page with the citrix apps. When I click on an app, it appears that a VPN tunnel is supposed to be created. For mac users, they have a VPN program that downloads initially, and presumably has the set up info in there. My problem is several fold:
1. I know very little about VPN. I assume that I need to set up openVPN on my machine, but have zero idea about how to do that.
2. IT of course doesn't support linux.
3. I'm not sure what information I need from IT to get my VPN connection working correctly.

FWIW, when I click on the app, i get a browser pop up saying "sorry, this function is not supported by your browser". On the window frame is "159.140.67.170=>127.79.63.33".

Thanks.

Real simple: you need to talk to your network administrator.

If you're told that your company's VPN solution doesn't support Linux ... then you're probably SOL.

This is one of those cases where you really need to just do what your company requires you to do.

IMHO .. PSM

well, i don't know if it supports linux or not--and neither do they. my biggest problem is that i don't know what questions to ask, and what information i need from them to determine if there is a workaround for me. though i feel like if it supports mac, i can probably find a linux solution, no?

Hi -

I was under the impression your company explicitly said "We don't support Linux clients". If that was the case, you should respect that. Like it? Not necessarily. Abide by it? Definitely.

Apparently, that's not the case. Cool

"VPN" is a generic term that covers a lot of different products, which use (and mix'n'match) a lot of different technologies. OpenVPN is one thing. "Citrix VPN" could be any one of several - completely different - things.

Three suggestions (in this order):

1. Know thy VPN solution:
Try it (or have a colleague walk you through it) on a supported client. Familiarize yourself with how it's *supposed* to work. This is an essential "first step", if you're not already comfortable with this particular VPN.

2. Google for "citrix vpn client".
You'll find several hits; one of them might "just work" for you!
For example:
http://www.agaveblue.org/howtos/Citrix_ICA_How-To.shtml
http://forums.opensuse.org/network-i...pn-client.html
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...40&postcount=7

3. Failing all else, it couldn't hurt to talk to your network administrator. And remember: carefully respect all company policies! The alternative could be unemployment ... or worse

IMHO .. PSM

What distro are you using? Have you installed the VPN program that is provided by your distro? It would probably help you a lot for future questions if your distro was in your profile. Click here and fill it in at the very bottom: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...do=editprofile

This is probably a good place to start learning about how to configure openvpn:

http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-so...ion/howto.html

Quakeboy2 - OpenVPN is great. For a good tutorial, I'd recommend the recent series by Mick Bauer in Linux Journal:

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/10667

... BUT ...

OpenVPN isn't going to help the OP get up and running with his company's Citrix VPN.

The important point I wanted to emphasize is that he not violate any corporate policies. It sounds like that's probably not an issue; so the only remaining problems are technical. The links I mentioned above might get him going.

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citrix is unrelated to openvpn. There is a citrix client for linux:
http://www.citrix.com/English/SS/dow...ownloadID=3323

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Thanks for the correction!

yeah, i FINALLY got citrix working on my 64 bit machine (ubuntu karmic btw), and can access the apps on the intranet. thanks for the links--the mick bauer articles were especially helpful. looks like i need to find out what protocol they're using first. i forgot to mention that the mac access gateway is different from the windows. on a windows machine, clicking on a citrix app just gives the citrix login, same as when using intranet. on a mac, it prompts you to auto install or download a package called "SSLVpn.pkg.tgz", at which point the connection is seamless. i feel like all the parameters i need are likely somewhere in that package. i'm also guessing by the name that it's using SSL VPN, and should be compatible with openvpn.