Can't connect to VPN in Ubuntu 14.04

Question

This is the procedure I followed:

Go to System Settings > Network > Add VPN Connection

Set in the dialogs that appear:

Interface = "VPN"

Connection Type = "PPTP"

Set the following params (as found here):

Gateway: 67.212.175.123

User name: freevpnaccess.com

Password: ****

In advanced settings:

What all I left checked:

• CHAP
• MSCHAP
• MSCHAPv2
• EAP
• Use P2P encryption (MPPE)
• Allow stateful encryption
• Send PPP echo pakcets

(I unchecked everything else)

Then I go back to network settings and turn on my new VPN connection.

Nothing happens. No notifications.

My IP address is still the same on Google.

I click the Wifi symbol on the top bar of nautilus and hover over VPN connections.

I can see my new VPN connection but it is grayed out and I can't click it.

Please help me troubleshoot this.

Thank you

Answer 1

I have tested the above link.

The configuration you are using din't work for me but

Gateway: 83.170.84.216 worked for me.

Also in the "Advanced ..." check the "Use Point-to-Point encryption (MPPE)" option.