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There have been reports of recent issues with the VPN client on Linux. Please check Check the file "/etc/hotsts" and and remove any reference to the names " vpn.uconn.edu" or "sslvpn.uconn.edu". Please contact Contact the Technology Support Center if you still experience issues after correcting those entries. |
Installing the Pulse Secure
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Client on Linux
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- Download the package installer to the Linux client:.
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- Visit the Pulse Secure Client page
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- in the UConn Software Catalog to choose your download.
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- Run the installer using the
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For Debian-based Linux installation (such as Ubuntu):
sudo dpkg -i <package name>
For RPM-based Linux installation (such as CentOS):
sudo rpm -ivh <package name>
- commands below. For example, if the Pulse Linux client is saved in /$HOME/downloads on Ubuntu, then the command would be:
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- Sudo dpkg -i /$HOME/downloads/Pulse-linux-9.1r2.0-x64.deb
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- For Debian-based Linux installation (such as Ubuntu): sudo dpkg -i <package name>
- For RPM-based Linux installation (such as CentOS): sudo rpm -ivh <package name>
- The script will prompt the user to install any missing dependent packages if they are not already installed.
- For example, you may get a message similar to the one below:
Please execute below commands to install missing dependent packages manually:
apt-get install lib32z1
apt-get install libc6-i386
apt-get install libwebkitgtk-1.0-0:i386
apt-get install libproxy1:i386
apt-get install libproxy1-plugin-gsettings:i386
apt-get install libproxy1-plugin-webkit:i386
apt-get install libdconf1:i386
apt-get install dconf-gsettings-backend:i386
- For example, you may get a message similar to the one below:
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- Alternatively, you may get a message similar to the one below:
You can install the missing dependency packages by running the below script:
sudo /usr/local/pulse/PulseClient_x86_64.sh install_dependency_packages
- Alternatively, you may get a message similar to the one below:
Launching the Pulse Secure
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Client
Launching Pulse Secure Client from Installed Applications List
To launch Pulse Secure client from the list of Installed Applications.installed applications,
- Locate "Pulse Secure" in in the list of installed applications.
- Create a new connection to “ vpn.uconn.edu”.
- Click "Connect" , next to new entry New Entry.
- Enter your UConn NetID and password to Authenticateauthenticate.
Launching Pulse Secure Client via CLI
To launch the client via CLI, the following steps can be used:
- Open a new terminal window.
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- Enter the root shell:
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- ~$ sudo –i
[sudo] password for username: password
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Use the
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command below to launch the VPN client, substituting NetID with your UConn NetID in lowercase:
root@:~#/usr/local/pulse/pulsesvc -h vpn.uconn.edu -u NetID –r UConn
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Note This command is case sensitive and will only work as entered here.
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- You will be prompted for a VPN Password. Enter your NetID password. It will not be displayed or saved.
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- After the VPN tunnel is created successfully, the terminal window will remain blank and must remain open. If the terminal window is closed, this will close the VPN connection.
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- You can check the status of the connection by opening a new terminal window and using the following method
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- :
:~$ ifconfig
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- tun0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
inet addr:137.99.170.78 P-t-P:137.99.170.78 Mask:255.255.254.0
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP
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- MULTICAST MTU:1400 Metric:1
RX packets:5 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:5 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:500
RX bytes:560 (560.0 B) TX bytes:299 (299.0 B)
7. You can end your VPN session by closing the original terminal window or using crtl+c to end the process.
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