how to connect on vpn server?

mfrangos79 · 07-10-2005, 12:09 PM

I use Suse Linux (Kde desktop environment).

I need to connect through VPN to the server of my college so that I can mount my college drives on my PC here at home.

Is there a rpm that I can download to allow me to connect through VPN?if not How do I connect through VPN ???

thx in advance

trickykid · 07-10-2005, 12:18 PM

Depends on the VPN server. I'd say ask your University if they have VPN clients for Linux to connect with..

mfrangos79 · 07-10-2005, 01:00 PM

College web sites say that PPTP client can be used to connect to VPN ..
So what I do now?

[I tried pptp from yast and it is installed ...but cannot run it ]

Thx again

siyeclover · 07-10-2005, 01:45 PM

try it.
http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/

siyeclover

Lleb_KCir · 07-10-2005, 01:45 PM

PPTP is prapriatory for windows systems. Linux has a very hard time connecting to it. it can be done but not without a lot of work.

it does the 2.6.x kernel as it will not work with the 2.4.x kernels.

mfrangos79 · 07-10-2005, 03:52 PM

A short summary first :

Using the instructions in :http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/howto-suse-92.phtml

I managed to connect with VPN!!!

However there is an error , but VPN seems to work.

ERROR: When I type 'pptpconfig' to start the program the followeing error appears:
# /home/fm/.kde/share/config/gtkrc:37: error: unexpected identifier `gtk-alternative-button-order', expected keyword - e.g. `style'

Does anyone know what is this error and how important it is??

thx!