- UCI VPN is using IPSec via Cisco Anywhere protocol which is called in Linux as OpenConnect.
- I'm using Ubuntu 10.10 x64 Linux
- package needed:
- network-manager-openconnect
- network-manager-openconnect-gnome
Instructions:
- First, to create a VPN setting. Left click on "Network Manager" icon and choose "VPN Connections", then "Configure VPN"
- A box will pop-up, go to VPN tab and click "Add"
- Select "Cisco AnyConnect Compatible VPN (openconnect)" and click "Create..."
- If the option does not show, a plugin is missing. To fix it, following the steps below.
- Fill in the dialog as follow:
- Connection name: UCI VPN
- Gateway: vpn.nacs.uci.edu
- Allow Cisco Secure Desktop trojan: Check
- Click "Apply"
- Now, the newly created VPN setting is shown. click "Close" the box.
- Time to see if it works,...
- Click the Network Manager icon again, go to VPN Connections, and click on "UCI VPN"
- New window will popup, click on the cable icon (where mouse pointer is) to connect
- A certificate confirmation window will pop, just click "OK" to accept it.
- Go back to the previous window again. Now if it's connected, "GROUP" option will be shown.
- Set as follow
- select "GROUP" to either "UCI" or "UCIFull"
- "UCI" : partial connection, meaning only domain ending with "uci.edu" will be sent through VPN connection
- "UCIFull" : full connection, meaning sending all data through VPN connection
- Username: [your UCI net ID]
- Password: [your UCI password]
- Then click "Login"
- If it logged in, vpn notification will show, and the network manager's icon will change into this (middle icon)






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