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 Notes from Scalio: Notes from Scalio:
  
- +  * Install the vpnc rpm and any dependencies, if not already installed. 
-  - Install the vpnc rpm and any dependencies, if not already installed. +  As root, use visudo to add the following entries to the sudoers file without the surrounding "<>":
-  As root, use visudo to add the following entries to the sudoers file without the surrounding "<>":+
  
         <your user name>   ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/vpnc         <your user name>   ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/vpnc
         <your user name>   ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/vpnc-disconnect         <your user name>   ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/vpnc-disconnect
  
-  As root, create a vpn configuration file (I called mine myvpn.conf) in /etc/vpnc containing the following:+  As root, create a vpn configuration file (I called mine myvpn.conf) in /etc/vpnc containing the following:
  
         IPSec gateway XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX         IPSec gateway XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
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         Xauth password <your password>         Xauth password <your password>
  
-  Change file permissions on your vpnc configuration file to 600. +  Change file permissions on your vpnc configuration file to 600. 
-  Copy the two attached files to some place in your path.  I put them in ~/bin.  Make sure you they both have execute permission. +  Copy the two attached files to some place in your path.  I put them in ~/bin.  Make sure you they both have execute permission. 
-  Use the scripts to start/stop VPN sessions.  I use this from inside a VirtualBox Linux guest.  Occasionally, your vpn sessions will terminate without any notification.  If you aren't getting a response from an established session, you can just do "start_vpnc" again and you shouldn't even get kicked out of any remote terminal sessions you have running.+  Use the scripts to start/stop VPN sessions.  I use this from inside a VirtualBox Linux guest.  Occasionally, your vpn sessions will terminate without any notification.  If you aren't getting a response from an established session, you can just do "start_vpnc" again and you shouldn't even get kicked out of any remote terminal sessions you have running. 
 + 
 +<code> 
 +#!/bin/bash 
 +# start_vpnc.bash 
 +sudo /usr/sbin/vpnc --natt-mode cisco-udp awips 
 + 
 + 
 +#!/bin/bash 
 +# stop_vpnc.bash 
 +sudo /usr/sbin/vpnc-disconnect 
 +</code>
  
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vpn_notes.txt · Last modified: 2015/03/17 13:44 by juckins