[unclug] Ticket 1714930: VPN docs, esp for linux
Tom Roche
Tom_Roche at unc.edu
Sun Apr 11 23:43:57 EDT 2010
Zongqiang Liao 4/1/2010 13:54
> regarding your installation problem of VPN on 64-bit Ubuntu Karmic.
> I search around and find this webpage that may be useful in helping
> you solve the problem. Please check it out:
> http://www.lamnk.com/blog/vpn/how-to-install-cisco-vpn-client-on-ubuntu-jaunty-jackalope-and-karmic-koala-64-bit/
While I appreciate the suggestion, the procedure given on that link
involves patching one's kernel! Which makes the already-lengthy
procedure recommended by
https://help.unc.edu/3081
that much longer, and (IMHO) even more risky and less maintainable.
Instead I recommend the following doc fixes:
1 The "Getting Started on Topsail" doc
http://help.unc.edu/6214
must state that one will be unable to ssh into topsail from off-campus
without a VPN. In fact, the instructions for use of *any* campus
facility that only works inside the firewall should so indicate,
presuming one wants to avoid wasting users' time.
2 The top-level VPN information pages, e.g. "Frequently Asked
Questions About VPN"
https://help.unc.edu/2502
must indicate that the Cisco VPN client that UNC ITS currently
supplies via shareware.unc.edu will not build against newer
2.6-based kernels.
3 The lower-level pages on VPNing from linux, e.g. "Installing the VPN
on Linux"
https://help.unc.edu/3081
should be improved to point to much simpler options than installing
the heavy Cisco client, e.g.
* the SSL VPN
https://vpn.unc.edu/+CSCOE+/logon.html
* for newer linuxes (e.g. ubuntu >= 9.04), the vpnc plugin for the
GNOME Network Manager. For UNC-specific instructions, see
http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/unclug/2010-April/000490.html
which are adapted from the very-nicely-done instructions @
http://www.cs.umn.edu/help/offsite/vpn.php#ubuntu
TIA, Tom Roche [Tom_Roche at pobox.com]
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