Monday, July 14, 2008

How to set up VPN Client on opensuse  

Many people want to know how to use pptp VPN in opensuse client.
I will try to summarize vpn client configuration in opensuse 11.

===Setup produce===

  • 1. Please open your kmenu and click System --> YaST


    • susevpn_1

  • 2. Click Network Devices --> DSL


    • susevpn_2

  • 3. Change PPP Mode to Point to Point Tunneling Protocol and fill your Server Name or IP Address.
    After changed, please clicked Next button.


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  • 4. Please click New button in this seclect ISP windows.


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  • 5. Fill your username and password which included VPN server and than click Next button.


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  • 6. You only need to click Next button.


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  • 7. The pptp connection have been created.
    Please click Finish button.


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  • 8. Modify your pptp configuration as below:


    • #cd /etc/ppp/peers
    #vi pptp

    plugin passwordfd.so
    noauth
    require-mppe
    mtu 1450
    mru 1450

  • 9. Now, you can click Dial-in to connect your vpn server.


    • susevpn_8

  • 10. You will see the message from dmesg command as below.


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    PS: You are not able to connect to vpn server if enable SuSEFirewall2.
    You need to modify firewall configuration and routing table.

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