PPTP VPN Issues
I'm starting a new job in a week or so, and I'm having trouble setting up a VPN tunnel to their servers. I've never had to deal with a VPN before, so it's new ground for me. I was told (with actual IPs & credentials redacted):
So, using the NetManager applet (I run Ubuntu/GNOME) I configured a VPN setup with "Windows VPN (PPTP)" as the type, and the IP address given. I changed nothing under the "Authentication" tab, and under the "Compression & Encryption" tab, I un-checked "Require 128-bit MPPE Encryption". I changed nothing under "PPP Options" or "Routing".
When I try to connect, I am prompted for the username and password. Then after a few seconds I get an error message that there was a connection error. Am I missing some basic step of VPN client-side configuration? Is there a missing piece of information? I'd hate to have to boot my laptop into the Windows partition just for VPN stuff...
To access the VPN you will need to use PPTP, un-encrypted, to XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
Your username is XXXXXXX, and call me for the password.
Your username is XXXXXXX, and call me for the password.
So, using the NetManager applet (I run Ubuntu/GNOME) I configured a VPN setup with "Windows VPN (PPTP)" as the type, and the IP address given. I changed nothing under the "Authentication" tab, and under the "Compression & Encryption" tab, I un-checked "Require 128-bit MPPE Encryption". I changed nothing under "PPP Options" or "Routing".
When I try to connect, I am prompted for the username and password. Then after a few seconds I get an error message that there was a connection error. Am I missing some basic step of VPN client-side configuration? Is there a missing piece of information? I'd hate to have to boot my laptop into the Windows partition just for VPN stuff...
