Now we'll try to actually make the connection to the VPN server. First
we'll need to make a single connection to set up the ssh known_hosts
file. Run this:
Answer "yes" when it asks you if you want to continue connecting. The
server will tell you "permission denied", but that's okay. It's
important that you use the same name for the server that you are using
in your connection scripts. Now run the following lines. You will
obviously need to change the options to suit your setup.
# /usr/sbin/pty-redir /usr/bin/ssh -t -e none -o 'Batchmode yes' -c blowfish -i /root/.ssh/identity.vpn -l vpn-user vpn.mycompany.com > /tmp/vpn-device
(now wait about 10 seconds)
# /usr/sbin/pppd `cat /tmp/vpn-device` 192.168.10.254:192.168.40.254
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Note the IP addresses specified on the pppd line. The first is the
address of the client end of the tunnel. The second is the address of
the server end of the tunnel, which is set to the server's internal
address. If all of that seemed to work, move on. If not, check that you
have all of the options, and that they are spelled right. If something
is still going wrong, check Section 6.1.