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ITS doesn't support network access for Linux systems, but it is possible to connect Linux to the campus network. This page contains some tips we have collected. |
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Installing Linux on an former macOS or Windows computer
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Install openconnect, a SSL VPN client that works with the Cisco Anyconnect VPN servers used by Swarthmore. The example below was done using Ubuntu 18.04 and 24.04. Other versions of Linux might require different commands.
To install:
Open a terminal window
$ sudo apt-get update$ sudo apt install network-manager-openconnect-
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To run from the command line (cli), it must run as root, so use the sudo option:
Open a terminal window.
$ sudo openconnect
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swatvpn2.swarthmore.edu/ShibSSOAccept the certificate, even with the error "signer not found".
Enter your username, password (first PASSCODE prompt), and "push" without the quotes (at the second PASSCODE prompt, used for DUO 2FA prompt).
Once DUO has successfully completed, it will finish connecting and show
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Connected as 130.58.#.#, using SSL
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Leave terminal open to maintain the VPN connection. Use web browser or another terminal window to access the network via the VPN tunnel.
CTRL-C to end the VPN session.
Option 2 (deprecated)
To use Swarthmore's VPN system from Linux install the Cisco AnyConnect client for Linux. Submit a help request to ask for the AnyConnect Linux installer then enter the following in a terminal window.
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