The Lund University VPN is a system to secure connect from outside the LU network to services and machines inside the LU network. It should be used when travelling or when connecting from non secure places.

Instructions on how to configure it for windows and macOS are available at the official documentation website:

• Windows : https://luservicedesk.service-now.com/support_en?id=kb_article_en&sys_id=7dc3f3dedbb2cb8049c77cc9bf96194a
• MacOS X : https://luservicedesk.service-now.com/support_en?id=kb_article_en&sys_id=9d0ffe53db4a6e4049c77cc9bf961992

For other systems only generic instructions are given:

• Generic: https://luservicedesk.service-now.com/support_en?id=kb_article_en&sys_id=61bc4e06dba37b4049c77cc9bf961944

But below I will detail how to configure and install in commonly used distributions.

The VPN connection is based on a networkmanager plugin for gnome. If you're not running network manager and/or gnome, there might be other solutions, please contact me.

1. Install the needed packages

   apt-get install network-manager-l2tp network-manager-l2tp-gnome

2. Open the settings dialog
3. Select Network (1) and click on the + symbol next to the VPN
4. Choose “Layer 2 Tunnelling Protocol (L2TP)”
5. Insert the following information for the Generic VPN config:
   1. (optional) configure IPsec :WIP: this is currently not working for Linux. I will investigate how to make it work.
   2. Save by pressing the Add button on top of the window.
6. Activate the VPN by pressing the switch. You will be asked for the LUCAT password.
7. If the connection worked, you should see a small lock connected to the network in the notification icons on the upper right, like the one in the picture below: