I need to connect a Linux Fedora 21 desktop to a L2TP over IPSec VPN. I was given a set of instructions for how to do so on a MAC as that is what they use but I have been unable to do so on Fedora. Here are the instructions I was given:
- Open System Preferences
- In the bottom left pane, click the +
- Select VPN as the interface type
- Select L2TP over IPSec as the VPN Type
- Set the service name to "Some company name"
- Set the server address to: x.x.x.x
- Account Name: xxxusername
- Password: xxxpassword
- Shared secret: xxxsharedsecret
Now I've searched a bunch for this but nothing I have tried has worked yet.
In particular I have the following package installed via yum:
NetworkManager-l2tp.x86_64
In the Network Manager GUI I created the VPN connection via:
- Add Network Connection
- VPN
- L2TP...
- Settings:
- Name: "Some company name"
- Gateway: x.x.x.x
- Username: xxxusername
- Password: xxxpassword
- NT Domain: blank
- Firewall Zone: Default
- Not available to other users
- Then IPSec Settings:
- Checked Enable IPSec...
- Group Name: "Some company name"
- Gateway Id: blank
- pre-shared key: xxxsharedkey
Any ideas what I am doing wrong and why I can't connect? One thing to note which I don't think is a problem is the company name string does have a space in it.
Double props to whomever has a solution which allows me to connect that's just via the command line/editing text files as well.