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Old 01-14-2007, 09:55 AM   #1
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using vpn to connect internet


Hi to all
i am new to Linux and i install a Linux on my PC in university. in our university we connect to internet via a vpn connection i mean any one has his own vpn username and password and connect to a server or something like this(i am not an expert) and use internet. in linux(Mandriva 2007 & Fedora Core 6) i couldn't establish such vpn connection in Mandriva there was some choises but non of them worked. Please help me thanks
 
Old 01-15-2007, 03:15 AM   #2
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i get the impression you don't know what a vpn actually is? do you not just mean an http proxy server? they are very very different things...
 
Old 01-15-2007, 05:25 AM   #3
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i know very little about vpn but here believe me we connect to internet via VPN connection that we creat in windows i do not not how exactly or our guest computer is whom(may be an HTTP server) please help me

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Old 01-15-2007, 05:44 AM   #5
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My University also allows you to connect via VPN in order to get access to certain resources for which you need to be on the university network (course websites, library services etc). If they expect you to connect this way then they should provide some sort of guide to getting it all set up. At the very least they will give you all the settings you need and probably recommend a VPN client. Have you looked around or asked for any information on how to connect? Your university is probably a surprisingly good resource in this case.
 
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My University also allows you to connect via VPN in order to get access to certain resources for which you need to be on the university network (course websites, library services etc). If they expect you to connect this way then they should provide some sort of guide to getting it all set up. At the very least they will give you all the settings you need and probably recommend a VPN client. Have you looked around or asked for any information on how to connect? Your university is probably a surprisingly good resource in this case.
yeah but this guy is talking about getting out to the internet from university, i think....
 
  


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