Cannot get PPTP or VPN to "vpnbook.com" to work
Posted: 06 Dec 2012, 15:00
Hello,
"VPNBOOK" (www.vpnbook.com) is a free VPN provider.
I tried to find out what to do in order to get either VPN or PPTP - which is offered by this provider - to run successfully.
I could not get the "openVPN" software to compile and run : "libpam missing".
So, I thought I could try the normal VPN. Usually I connect to VPN with:
modprobe tun; cp /root/un2.conf /etc/vpnc
vpnc --natt-mode cisco-udp un2
my un2.conf :
## generated by pcf2vpnc
IPSec ID someSecID
IPSec gateway 1.2.3.4 (my gateway)
IPSec secret somesecretpassword (my one)
Xauth password somepassword (my passwd)
Xauth username someusername (my username)
IKE Authmode psk
IKE DH Group dh2
With this, I was able to connect to my university. But not to VPNBOOK - I don't know the SecID and the IpSec "Secret". Maybe you can help me here?
Anyway, I also tried to use the PPTP protocol. But I was unsucessful. Really, I had no clue how to get PPTP to work.
Any advice how to get a proper connection to "vpnbook" is welcome.
Here is the data: For PPTP: I.P: euro1.vpnbook.com
Username: pptp
Password: 9jHbfKiN
For OpenVPN: username: freeopenvpn
Password: J8hfCiu6W
(more details at www.vpnbook.com - scroll down until bottom of page)
Any help or advice is greatly appreciated!
"VPNBOOK" (www.vpnbook.com) is a free VPN provider.
I tried to find out what to do in order to get either VPN or PPTP - which is offered by this provider - to run successfully.
I could not get the "openVPN" software to compile and run : "libpam missing".
So, I thought I could try the normal VPN. Usually I connect to VPN with:
modprobe tun; cp /root/un2.conf /etc/vpnc
vpnc --natt-mode cisco-udp un2
my un2.conf :
## generated by pcf2vpnc
IPSec ID someSecID
IPSec gateway 1.2.3.4 (my gateway)
IPSec secret somesecretpassword (my one)
Xauth password somepassword (my passwd)
Xauth username someusername (my username)
IKE Authmode psk
IKE DH Group dh2
With this, I was able to connect to my university. But not to VPNBOOK - I don't know the SecID and the IpSec "Secret". Maybe you can help me here?
Anyway, I also tried to use the PPTP protocol. But I was unsucessful. Really, I had no clue how to get PPTP to work.
Any advice how to get a proper connection to "vpnbook" is welcome.
Here is the data: For PPTP: I.P: euro1.vpnbook.com
Username: pptp
Password: 9jHbfKiN
For OpenVPN: username: freeopenvpn
Password: J8hfCiu6W
(more details at www.vpnbook.com - scroll down until bottom of page)
Any help or advice is greatly appreciated!