L2TP Client: Linux: Difference between revisions

See further below for CLI based xl2tpd manual instructions

=Ubuntu / Network Manager =

If you'd rather not set this all up with the CLI then you can use Network Manager instead.

First, install the packages for the l2tp client and the network manager controls:

apt install xl2tpd network-manager-l2tp network-manager-l2tp-gnome

If the packages are not found, you may need to add some PPA's, eg one or both of these may be required:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nm-l2tp/network-manager-l2tp

sudo add-apt-repository universe

sudo apt-get update

Then, using Network Manager, create the L2TP connection:

#Add a L2TP connection: (pic below)

##Click the Network icon on the task bar

##Click Settings

##Next to 'VPN', click the + icon

#Enter in the settings: (pic below)

##Name: anything, eg AAISP

##Type: Password

##User name: your login we gave you, eg xxx@a.1

##Password: the password we gave you

##Click Apply

#Connect/disconnect via the network icon on the taskbar (pic below)

<gallery heights=250 widths=250 caption="Ubuntu/Network Manager pics">

NetworkManagerL2TP1.png|Add a L2TP connection

NetworkManagerL2TP2.png|Enter in the settings

NetworkManagerL2TP3.png|Connect/disconnect

</gallery>

= Linux / xl2tpd =

*This should give you a new PPP device which encapsulates the L2TP connection.

*You will then need to figure out what you want to route up the tunnel.

=== Troubleshooting ===

Logs are written /var/log/daemon.log

If you see "No such tunnel", you might want to try restarting the daemon