JHSecure on Ubuntu

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[edit] Intro

JHSecure allows you to access Hopkins-only resources from off-campus by dialing into the Hopkins VPN (virtual private network).

[edit] Installation

  • Go to the JHSecure website.
  • Get the instructions and installer binary.
  • Fire up a terminal (or hit Ctrl+F2), and type:
sudo aptitude install linux-headers-$(uname -r)
  • Follow the instructions given in the JHU instruction manual
  • When you start the installer script, use all defaults

[edit] Connecting and disconnecting

To connect, execute:

sudo vpnclient connect jhsecure

To disconnect, close the terminal, or hit Ctrl+c.

[edit] Notes

  • This worked on November 15, 2006
  • This worked on December 18, 2007 Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon. uname -a: Linux orithyia 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux