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[[Category:Enterprise Hyperscale Lab]]
The [[EHL]] has a PPTP VPN for remote access.
== Creating a VPN User ==
1. Add an entry to the /etc/ppp/chap-secrets file on <code>morocco</code>:
# Secrets for authentication using CHAP
# client server secret IP addresses
''userid'' pptpd ''password'' *
2. Reload the pptpd server: <code>sudo systemctl reload pptpd</code>
== Setting up Remote Access Using NetworkManager GUI Setup Tools in Fedora (Gnome) ==
To set up access to the VPN from a remote Fedora system graphically:
# Access the '''Network''' portion of the '''Setting''' application.
# Click the '''+''' sign to add a new network connection.
# Select '''VPN''' as the connection type.
# Select '''Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)''' as the VPN type.
# Fill in these parameters:
#* Gateway: <code>morocco.proximity.on.ca</code>
#* User name: ''Your VPN Username''
#* Password: ''Your VPN Password'' (the system will ask you for this when you connect anyway)
#* NT Domain: ''leave blank''
# In the IPv4 tab, fill in these parameters:
#* IPv4: On
#* Address: DHCP
#* DNS: Automatic
#* Routes:
#** Address: 172.16.172.0
#** Netmask: 255.255.255.0
#** Gateway: 172.16.172.254
#** Metric: ''leave blank''
# Apply the changes.
# Start the VPN with the control in the Network Settings screen or at the top of the Gnome screen.
The [[EHL]] has a PPTP VPN for remote access.
== Creating a VPN User ==
1. Add an entry to the /etc/ppp/chap-secrets file on <code>morocco</code>:
# Secrets for authentication using CHAP
# client server secret IP addresses
''userid'' pptpd ''password'' *
2. Reload the pptpd server: <code>sudo systemctl reload pptpd</code>
== Setting up Remote Access Using NetworkManager GUI Setup Tools in Fedora (Gnome) ==
To set up access to the VPN from a remote Fedora system graphically:
# Access the '''Network''' portion of the '''Setting''' application.
# Click the '''+''' sign to add a new network connection.
# Select '''VPN''' as the connection type.
# Select '''Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)''' as the VPN type.
# Fill in these parameters:
#* Gateway: <code>morocco.proximity.on.ca</code>
#* User name: ''Your VPN Username''
#* Password: ''Your VPN Password'' (the system will ask you for this when you connect anyway)
#* NT Domain: ''leave blank''
# In the IPv4 tab, fill in these parameters:
#* IPv4: On
#* Address: DHCP
#* DNS: Automatic
#* Routes:
#** Address: 172.16.172.0
#** Netmask: 255.255.255.0
#** Gateway: 172.16.172.254
#** Metric: ''leave blank''
# Apply the changes.
# Start the VPN with the control in the Network Settings screen or at the top of the Gnome screen.
