How to connect to VPN

How to connect to VPN

This will show How-to connect the VPN of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, campus Bogotá using the program openconnect. This is only possible if you have a username and password at the university.

1. Install required packages

There is only one package to install in order to connect to VPN and it is openconnect in case it is not installed.

sudo apt-get install -y openconnect

This will take care of installing all the dependencies.

2. Connect to the VPN

Once openconnect is installed, you are able to start the connection. Open a terminal and run the next command

sudo openconnect 168.176.241.70 -b

This will ask you if you want to connect the IP and then you have to insert your username and password. If the authentication is right, you should see a welcome message by the VPN.

NOTE: If you cannot connect or you have errors, try to check again the given username and password are correct. Also, check your Internet Service Provider does not block VPN connections.