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pokpig

Member

Registered: 2009-05-17

Posts: 9

Juniper VPN for 64 bit Arch Linux

Recently I try to connect to the vpn network of my university using my 64 bit Arch Linux box. I succeed in getting it to work, but not without some searching, some methods simply don't work, so I decide to share some info, hopefully someone would find it useful.

My key ref:
http://wireless.siu.edu/install-ubuntu-64.htm

(You need to install xterm for it to work.)
The key issue is the 64 bit java plugin won't work with the Juniper software.

Here are the steps I follow:

1.) follow the reference to install java and the java plugin, firstly 64 bit, then 32 bit and replace the necessary libraries. The steps are detailed in the ref.

2.) install xterm if you have not

3.) link the plugins libnpjp2.so

ln -s / << location of java you installed above >>/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libnpjp2.so

With the newest firefox 5, I confirm the location of plugin is in
/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/

in the past, it's suggested to be resided in ~/.mozilla/plugins, I don't think it's true now

I think this is much simpler than the change root method and should be suggested.

litemotiv

Forum Fellow

Registered: 2008-08-01

Posts: 5,026

Re: Juniper VPN for 64 bit Arch Linux

I had a lot of trouble getting it to work on Arch before too. Would you mind creating a wiki page with your directions to keep information as central as possible?

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pokpig

Member

Registered: 2009-05-17

Posts: 9

Re: Juniper VPN for 64 bit Arch Linux

done, added as "alternative method"
in

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Juniper_VPN