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VPN with Linux

Setting up vpnwebservices.com access under Linux is simple.

The following instructions go step by step through the creation process.

STEP 1 OpenNetworkManager
• From the desktop click on the Network Manager icon in the top tight hand corner, click on VPN Connections and Configure VPN.

If you can’t see the Network Manager
icon, you can open network manager by clicking on System > Preferences > Network Configuration and then click on the VPN tab.

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Figure 2• When the VPN Connection window is displayed, click on Add to create the new connection

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STEP 3 Choosetheconnectiontype
• Ensure the connection type is PPTP and click Create:

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STEP 4 EnterVPNAccountDetails
• The gateway enter one of the VPNwebservices server IP addresses sent to you by email. In the Connection name field, enter VPNwebservices UK for one of the UK server
IP’s or VPNwebservices US if using a US IP. The same goes for our Canadian server.

Enter your user-name and password sent to in your registration email

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STEP 5 AdvancedSettings
• Select both MSCHAP and MSCHAPv2 options.

Check the box labeled Use Point to Point encryption (PPTP) and then click OK. Click OK again to save the VPN.

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STEP 6 ConnecttotheVPN
• Now start the VPN connection by clicking on the Network Manager Icon again, select VPN Connections and click on the new connection you havecreated.

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STEP 7 Allowaccesstokeyring
• You will see a verification window prompting you to allow access to your keyring, click on Always Allow.

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Figure | 78STEP 8 You’reconnected!
• The Network Manager icon should now have a little padlock icon on it to indicate that the VPN is now connected.

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