Transcript OSU VPN - Oregon State University

How to get the most from…
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A valid ONID username and password to
download and use OSU VPN
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Preferably, a high-speed internet connection
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(For SCIENCE servers), your Windows
password
 science\username
password
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Access your Z drive (home directory)
 \\sci-home\homes
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Access your T drive (shared work space)
 \\storage
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Send SCIENCE email through email clients
 You can send/reply from your IMAP account
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To connect to your Z drive:
 You go to Start  Run and press enter
Then you type in the following…
\\sci-home\homes
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To connect to your T drive:
 You go to Start  Run and press enter
Then you type in the following…
\\storage
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You will be prompted to authenticate using
your Windows password
 science\username
password
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You will recognize your home directory (Z
drive), but the T drive will look like this…
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You should have no problem getting into the
folder/s for which you have permissions on
the T drive (just like on campus)
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If you do encounter problems, there could be
permission restrictions
 You can troubleshoot this if you add the direct
path of your share folder
 \\storage\EMT\als1007
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Can’t always use host names
Know your IP address (ipconfig)
Make sure your Remote Desktop is enabled
Connect to VPN…launch Remote Desktop
Connection
Use your IP address in to connect
IP addresses change for most people, so be
sure you know what it is before leaving
campus
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Can’t always use host names
Know your IP address (ipconfig)
Make sure you are a local administrator
Connect to VPN
Start  Run \\128.193.224.224\c$
IP addresses change for most people, so be
sure you know what it is before leaving
campus
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Connections to SCIENCE servers require that
you run MacOS X 10.3 or higher
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Connect to VPN
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From the "Go" menu at the top of the screen
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click "Connect to Server"
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To connect to the T drive type in…
 smb://storage.science.oregonstate.edu
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To connect to the Z drive (home directory)
type in…
 smb://science.oregonstate.edu
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OSU offers a web based VPN client
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https://sds.oregonstate.edu
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There are some glitches with the interface, the
certificate is expired…this throws up red flags
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Trust the certificate (click yes to several pop-ups)
and you can establish a connection
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Web VPN can be used in conjunction with
OSU_PUB to provide secure connections
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Once you are connected to OSU_PUB then
go to https://sds.oregonstate.edu
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This will not work unless you are using
OSU_PUB to obtain an IP address
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Users have complained of dropped sessions
 Wireless connections can be inconsistent and cause
sessions to drop
 Sessions left idle for long periods of time will drop
 ISP’s with physical cable problems can cause session
drops
 There is no set time for your connection to
terminate, but if it is idle and others trying to
authenticate, it will bump you off