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how to install PPTP on ubuntu 12.04 from local file system
I uninstall PPTP by mistake, and can't connect to internet anymore by my VPN. as i have only vpn connection to connect internet so i can't do it by software center or using apt get-install. so i ...
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VPN on Ubuntu 11.10 VPS
I have been trying to install a VPN onto my VPS.
I have followed the Tutorial Here , However have had trouble getting it to work.
Can somebody please tell me how i should go about installing this ...
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Lost ability to connect to PPTP server after installing openvpn gone client
I have a Tomoato router which is running a PPTP server. I was able to connect via my ubuntu machine and my phone.
I bought a VPN service which used Openvpn (private Internet access) and followed ...
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Configuring VPN on ubuntu 12.10
I was unable to configure my university VPN. Here is the log.
#: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0
#: Using interface ppp0
#: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/4
#: nm-pptp-service-3798 ...
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PPTP won't connect on Kubuntu 12.10 (The synchronous pptp option is NOT activated)
I'm trying to connect to my home VPN server. I can connect using this command:
sudo pptpsetup --create <TUNNEL> --server <IP_ADDRESS> --username <USERNAME> --password ...
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pptp vpn connected and tunnel is established but doesnot work
I have setup the pptp vpn connection manually in
/etc/ppp/peers/myvpn
and its contents are
pty "pptp <host> --nolaunchpppd"
name myusername
remotename myvpn
linkname myvpn
ipparam myvpn
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PPTP VPN can't connect
I am trying to connect to a PPTP VPN server. The same config works fine in Windows but fails in Ubuntu 12.10. It must be some configuration issue.
sudo pptpsetup --create MYVPN --server ...
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PPTP VPN connection!
Because of a firewall I have to use a PPTP VPN for encryption.
When I connect to the PPTP VPN , I expected all my network connection to be sent via VPN.
But in fact when I connect to my vpn, I can't ...
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Connection to PPTP server drops continually
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 VPS to host a PPTP server for my own personal use. I have set it up using a script I have written myself which is drawn from various different tutorials I have come across ...
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Can't connect to Windows pptp server via ubuntu
I created a normal PPTP server in windows using network connections window. I can connect to the server using a windows client without any problem, But when it comes to Ubuntu, connection fails.
This ...
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VPN PPTP (MPPE) - connection freeze after while
I have configured VPN (PPTP) connection (configured as in screenshot) and I'm experiencing this issue (ubuntu 12.10):
The connection works fine, I can browse web and access local content, however ...
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How to connect to 2 VPN - PPTP?
I need to connect to 2 VPN - PPTP connections at same time together, but in Ubuntu just one PPTP connection is allowed. What should I do to be able to use two at the same time?
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No network access through PPTP
I would like to be able to connect to the office network and access the internet through that network and the servers within the network. I use a server running Ubuntu Server (fully updated) behind a ...
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PPTP VPN on Ubuntu Server 12.10 fails to connect, with error: no ifupdown configuration found
I am trying to setup a PPTP VPN server on Ubuntu Server 12.10. I had a few errors and by observing the logs, I managed to solve them.
Now, I get this error, and it seems I am not able to find a ...
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PPTP VPN connects via NM but goes down during SSH connection
I setup a VPN PPTP connection via network manager and it connects correctly (I see the lock near the notification icon and the message "Vpn connection has been successfully...")
As soon as I try to ...
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Problem with HTTPS website when connecting to PPTP VPN
When I Connect to my VPN account with PPTP protocol without any encryption, VPN connection successfully connected but I can't see any HTTPS website!
How can I repair this problem?
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How to set up a PPTP Server on Ubuntu?
I really like to make PPTP VPN connection base on Ubuntu, (non-encrypted) but I do not know how to do this. I think I have to install ppp first but after that my main problem is on configurations.
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Smallest linux distribution for PPTP VPN server (potop)? [closed]
I want to install this software: http://poptop.sourceforge.net/dox/
I need the smallest possible linux distribution which I can install in VMware Workstation 8 and which will be able to support this ...
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What types of VPN virtual servers allow to change default port?
I've PPTP on Ubuntu, and want to change the default listening port, but apparently there's no option to do this. Is there another VPN service that i can install and configure and change to any port i ...
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How to connect to multiple VPN servers with Ubuntu 12.04?
I am looking for a way to connect to multiple PPTP vpn server with my Ubuntu 12.04 box. Is there a way to do this? I tried a few app without success. It won't let me handle more than one connection ...
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How to configure Ubuntu 12.04 as a VPN server that allows connections from OS X and iOS?
I am trying to setup a VPN using PPTP and connect using iPhone (iOS) but it fails.
May 25 22:43:38 zork pptpd[28793]: CTRL: Client x.x.x.x control connection finished
May 25 22:44:02 zork ...
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VPN pptp failed 1
I used network-manager-pptp to configure the vpn. But always I get the same message when i try to connect to the vpn: connection failed.
In the sys log I have:
<info> VPN service 'pptp' ...
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VPN has not worked since upgrading to 12.04
I am trying to establish a VPN connection on 12.04. It had worked in 11.10 but not at all right now. I can connect with Windows 7. My roommate also recently upgraded and is having the same problem.
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Is PPTP a secure VPN-protocol?
I will be setting up a VPN on my home server and in tutorials I've read it says that the protocol can only be used with passwords, not key-files. To me this doesn't seem very secure so I was wondering ...
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PPTP VPN SERVER
I have followed This guide and also the documentation for pptp vpn and my vpn connects. It even allows me to go on the web and search it. However, when I go to cmyip.com; it displays my personal ip ...
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vpn (pptp) service failed to start [closed]
When I try to connect to a VPN PPTP connection from Network Manager it fails with this message:
vpn connection failed because the vpn service failed to start.
It worked without any problem till I ...
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NMCLI works in script when I run itdirectly , but not when run in CRON
This is under Ubuntu 11.10
I have a script that starts a PPTP VPN connection fetches a couple of files, then closes the connection. When I run this script from a terminal prompt it works perfectly; ...
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Access VPN from home is fine but not outside via 3G
I'm a real Ubuntu newbie but at the school where I work I managed to install Ubuntu then install pptpd.
I was feeling very pleased with myself when last evening from home with my Apple iPhone through ...
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PPTP Server - Clients still have original IP [closed]
I have a VPS with an OpenVPN server configured and running without a hitch. However, since I want to be able to use it as a VPN server for my iPhone as well, I've decided to switch to PPTP. I ...
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Easy way to setup vpn server/client?
I have root access on a server and I can access my server through ssh and my server and my laptop run ubuntu. What's the easiest way to setup vpn server/client such that when I connect the vpn all of ...
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OpenVPN / PPTP vpn in Combination with Exchange 2010
I will start off by saying - my issue is very odd and I really have no idea where to start searching.
Alright the introduction:
I have got:
MS 2008 PPTP vpn server
OpenVPN on Endian Firewall server
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How To Initiate VPN From Terminal
Under "System" > "Preferences" > "Network Connections" I can create PPTP VPNs. This works when I am at a GUI, I can click the network connections icon in the top right, and select a VPN from the list ...
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connect to vpn via another port( change pptp client port)
as you know pptp port is 1723 by default,know I forward port number 21 to 1723 on my CentOs VPN.
Know I wanna connect to my vpn (pptp) from port number 21.
How can I do it?
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No internet access when I'm connect to my company's VPN
I googled my problem and I've read some questions in Ask Ubuntu, but I didn't solve my problem.
I connect to a PPTP VPN server and it works well, but when I'm connected to that VPN I don't have ...
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How to run Openvpn Access Server and PPTPD (pptp server) at the same time?
OpenVPN Access Server relies heavily on iptables rules. And adding PPTP network interfaces may interfere with AS operation.
I desperately need help getting two services to run properly on the same ...
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What's the preferred method for connecting to a PPTP VPN under KDE?
I have a remote worker who's got a Ubuntu 10.04.3 machine, running KDE. She was using KVPNC until she did an update over the weekend (I don't have the details on the update, she may have been using an ...
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Connect/disconnect from VPN from the command line
I have two VPNs setup on my Ubuntu machine, one using vpnc and one using PPTP. These were both setup using the GNOME network manager interfaces and work great. However on occasion I need to access ...
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How do I set up a PPTP VPN on my own Ubuntu Server?
Assuming I have a Virtual Private Server from someone like Linode, running Ubuntu, how do I easily set up a PPTP VPN so that Ubuntu clients can connect to it?
By default, Ubuntu offers to connect to ...
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How to debug grayed out VPN connection in Network Manager?
I've added a new PPTP VPN connection under Network Manager -> VPN Connections -> Configure VPN. Now the connection is listed under "VPN Connections", but it's grayed out.
How can I debug this?
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pptp vpn with certificate [closed]
I want to connect to a windows pptp vpn server which accepts only connections with a CA certficate.
From windows im able to do it easily (since its windows of course and native supported)
but from my ...
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No internet access when using a PPTP VPN server
I've followed the tutorial on this site: http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=132029
I have a DD-WRT router with Micro-FW that does not have a built-in VPN server. I have port forwarded the ...
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VPN PPTP connection fails [closed]
I am trying to connect to a PPTP VPN on my Ubuntu 10.10 computer but it seems to fail.
I have tried successfully to connect to the VPN on a OS X machine and it did work.
I connect using the ...
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How to connect to windows pptp vpn?
The VPN Server gave me an exe file - connection manager - to connect to the server. Instead, I created a pptp vpn connection under nm-applet, entering only Host, Username & password.
Later I ...
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PPTP VPN connection with dd-wrt terminates
I have problems with connection to DD-WRT router with PPTP server installed. Win7 has no problems with connection to it. But in Ubuntu I'm getting all the time:
Dec 28 21:52:14 IT-nb pppd[4209]: ...
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How do I setup routing through a PPTP VPN?
I have created a PPTP connection back to my office, and managed to setup routing as suggested in this question, so that everything outside the office LAN keeps going to my current default gateway.
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How to start VPN service manually? [closed]
Since this morning I cannot connect to pptp vpn. when I click on NetworkManager applet and select the vpn it says:
VPN connection fail
The VPN connection "whatever" failed because vpn service ...
