Campus VPN: Linux
Linux users will need to create a VPN profile manually:
- Install the L2TP client:
- Ubuntu 16.04 (both are required):
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nm-l2tp/network-manager-l2tp
sudo apt install network-manager-l2tp-gnome - Ubuntu 18.04:
sudo apt install network-manager-l2tp-gnome - Fedora:
sudo dnf install NetworkManager-l2tp-gnome
- Ubuntu 16.04 (both are required):
- Go into Network Settings
- Add a new VPN connection:
- Choose Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)
- Gateway: vpn.ohio.edu
- Username: your full @ohio.edu email address
- Choose IPsec Settings…
- Choose Enable IPsec tunnel to L2TP host
- Pre-shared key: ohiobobcats
- Set the following advanced options.
Note: Phase 1 Algorithms differ slightly between Fedora and Ubuntu:- Fedora:
- Phase 1 Algorithms: aes256-sha1-ecp_384
- Phase 2 Algorithms: aes256-sha1
- Choose Disable PFS
- Ubuntu:
- Phase 1 Algorithms: aes256-sha1-ecp384
- Phase 2 Algorithms: aes256-sha1
- Fedora:
- Save/Apply changes
- Note: Phase 1 Algorithms for Fedora and Ubuntu are slightly different.