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| - Make sure PPP and PPTP are installed. The can be accomplished in Debian or Ubuntu by entering '**sudo apt-get install pptp-linux**' into a terminal. | - Make sure PPP and PPTP are installed. The can be accomplished in Debian or Ubuntu by entering '**sudo apt-get install pptp-linux**' into a terminal. |
| - Create a file named sdfpptp in /etc/ppp/peers by entering '**sudo gedit /etc/ppp/peers**'. Replace gedit with your choice of text editor. Add the following to the file: (Be sure to replace **//username//** with your username.)\\ \\ Note: Make sure to replace **//IP Address//** with the IP address/hostname provided when running '**setvpn**' in the shell.\\ | - Create a file named sdfpptp in /etc/ppp/peers by entering '**sudo gedit /etc/ppp/peers**'. Replace gedit with your choice of text editor. Add the following to the file: (Be sure to replace **//username//** with your username.) |
| | - Note: Make sure to replace **//IP Address//** with the IP address/hostname provided when running '**setvpn**' in the shell. <code> |
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| remotename sdfpptp | remotename sdfpptp |
| linkname sdfpptp | linkname sdfpptp |
| deflate 9,15 | deflate 9,15 |
| idle 0 | idle 0 |
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| </code> | </code> |
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| - Save the file. | - Save the file. |
| - Edit /etc/ppp/chap-secrets by entering '**sudo gedit /etc/ppp/chap-secrets**'. Add the line **//username// stfpptp //password// *** replacing //username// and //password// with your SDF username and your password set by **'setvpn'**. | - Edit /etc/ppp/chap-secrets by entering '**sudo gedit /etc/ppp/chap-secrets**'. Add the line **//username// stfpptp //password// *** replacing //username// and //password// with your SDF username and your password set by **'setvpn'**. |
| - Open another terminal. Enter '**sudo route add -net 192.94.73.0/24 dev ppp0**'. This will route all your connections to SDF through the VPN. | - Open another terminal. Enter '**sudo route add -net 192.94.73.0/24 dev ppp0**'. This will route all your connections to SDF through the VPN. |
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| Alternatively to steps 3 and 4, you might use a wrapper script like this: | Alternatively to steps 5 and 6, you might use a wrapper script like this: |
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| #!/bin/bash | #!/bin/bash |
