The school of Computing uses OpenVPN
If you have an account on the CS domain, you may access campus resources through our VPN server.
Windows
Install: openvpn-firewall-UDP4-1194-install-2.4.4-I601 S18.exe
Run OpenVPN GUI as administrator This is required or your connection will not work.
- Right click the icon in the system tray and click connect
- Enter your CS username and Password
- If you have problems try again running the program as administrator
macOS/OS X
Download and install Tunnelblick from https://tunnelblick.net/ or use your favorite OpenVPN client
Download the .opvn file firewall-UDP4-1194-config S18.ovpn
- Double-click the .ovpn file. This will add the configuration to Tunnelblick.
- Connect or disconnect using the icon running on the right side of the menu bar.
Other
Download firewall-UDP4-1194-config S18.ovpn
- Follow the instructions for your distribution
Troubleshooting
Symptom: Your connection yo-yo's up and down every 60 seconds.
Fix: You are connected to the VPN with two computers using the same account. Disconnect from the VPN on one of your computers.