PPTP VPN on Ubuntu Linux
The setup process itself is very easy: all you need is to repeat the following steps in your system. Images will help you to do everything correctly.
Open Settings and select Network.
Press + (plus) right of VPN. And select Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) in the popup dialog.
Insert the following settings:
- Name - any desired name for connection, for example Web-Leader VPN
- Gateway - address of VPN-server to connect for
- User name - your PPTP account username
- Password - your PPTP account password
Press Advanced and turn on MSCHAPv2 authentification method, enable Use Point-to-Point encryption (MPPE), and select 128-bit (most secure) security.
To connect turn on selector. VPN connection will be established in few seconds.