Unable to connect to Windows VPN in Ubuntu 11.10

Question

I am very very new bie in the world of Ubuntu. I have recently installed Ubuntu 11.10 and I am not able to connect to Windows VPN.

When I login to Windows 8 I am able to connect to VPN using default Windows VPN connection.

Any help pointers?

Solution 1

How to set up VPN in Ubuntu (when you know the parameters to configure):

Click the network icon in the panel → VPN Connections → Configure VPN.

Go to VPN tab → Add.

Create.

Enter settings, optionally mark Connect automatically, Save.

You can connect via the network icon in the panel.

Ps. If you're trying to connect to a Windows VPN and still not working, try the below method suggested by Jason Rowe:

Try going into "Advanced" on the VPN tab and enable "Use Point-to-Point encryption (MPPE)", set security to "All Available (Default)" and tick the boxes for "Allow BSD data compression", "Allow Deflate data compression", and "Use TCP header compression".

Solution 2

Thanks for the additional info.

Try going into "Advanced" on the VPN tab and enable "Use Point-to-Point encryption (MPPE)", set security to "All Available (Default)" and tick the boxes for "Allow BSD data compression", "Allow Deflate data compression", and "Use TCP header compression".

Solution 3

click "advanced" button, then only select MSCHAP and MSCHAPv2 authentication methods. You'd better select every option in other fields.

Comments

[Sudhir Kesharwani]

Hi, thanks for your answer, I have done above settings, but still I get that it is not able to connect to VPN.

[Sudhir Kesharwani]

Thanks a lot Jayson, that worked like charm for me :) you are the master :)

[Jayson Rowe]

Happy to help, Sudhir. I'm glad it worked for you.

[Warren P]

I can't seem to figure out what package that icon on the panel is inside of. I can create a VPN connection but not see that.

[Mitch]

This does not provide a sufficient answer to the question. Try to add more information, and / or examples.

[sudowned]

This was the case for me - though I had to disable MSCHAP and only have MSCHAPv2 checked in order to connect. GG, Microsoft.

[Shaida Muhammad]

Finally !!!!!!!!