CommunityData:Northwestern VPN

NUIT instructions (works for most)
Northwestern IT has instructions for how to set up VPN on multiple operating systems using the GlobalConnect client. For most people, their instructions should work fine.

Alternative Linux configuration options (may be deprecated after April 1, 2020)
'''The following used to work before NU migrated all VPN connections to GlobalConnect. It may or may not work anymore with GlobalConnect and should be tested/revised accordingly.'''

Depending on your setup, the Linux instructions may be a bit lacking. Here are step-by-step instructions for Ubuntu 18.04. It should be similar for other Debian-based systems and very similar if you are using Gnome 3. Alternatively, you can connect to Kibo using the configuration that mako developed.

Open Settings > Networks > Add VPN



Choose the openconnect option



Edit the settings:

Gateway: `vpn-nu.vpn.northwestern.edu` Token mode: `TOTP -- manually entered`



Click connect and log in using your NU netid and password



SSH Config
To connect to kibo using ssh.

1. Install netcat-bsd and ocproxy

sudo apt install ocproxy netcat-openbsd

2. Add the following to your ~/.ssh/config. Replace .

Host kibo kibo.soc.northwestern.edu Hostname kibo.soc.northwestern.edu User  ProxyCommand ~/bin/nu-vpn-proxy %h %p

3. Create the file ~/bin/nu-vpn-proxy with the following. Replace  and .

#!/bin/bash # connects to SSH through openconnect and VPN # for use with ProxyCommand in SSH # first run openconnect /sbin/start-stop-daemon --pidfile /tmp/nu-vpn-openconnect.pid --make-pidfile -b -S --startas /bin/bash -- -c '/usr/sbin/openconnect --reconnect-timeout 60 --script-tun --script "ocproxy -D 9052" --user  vpn-nu.vpn.northwestern.edu < <(echo )' & sleep 3 # kill connection on exit function cleanup { /sbin/start-stop-daemon --stop --pidfile /tmp/nu-vpn-openconnect.pid }   trap cleanup EXIT # redirect traffic (standard input and output) through VPN /bin/nc.openbsd -X 5 -x 127.0.0.1:9052 $1 $2

Make the file executable using

Now you should be able to login to kibo. .