How to use a cisco PCF file to connect to a corporate VPN with Linux
In four simple steps!
Do you have a configuration file for a cisco VPN client (PCF) and do you need to use it on your linuxbox?
“It could work!”
You can convert the PCF and connect to the corporate VPN with 4 simple steps:
- Open a terminal with root permissions.
- Install the vpnc client:
apt-get install vpnc
3. Convert PCF file into a vpnc configuration file:
pcf2vpnc profile.pcf profile.conf
4. Start VPN connection using the generated configuration file:
vpnc ./profile.conf
the VPN connection can be disconnected with this command:
vpnc-disconnect
That’s all!