Find your VPN credentials for manual configuration
To find your VPN credentials log into the PureVPN Member Area. Click š here to visit Member Area.
Login to the Member Area using your PureVPN registered email address and password.
On subscriptions tab scroll down to be able to view your VPN credentials.
You will be able to see and copy your VPN credentials.
Note down your PureVPN username and click on Eye icon to make your password visible and use it in the manual configuration.
How to connect L2TP on Linux MX 19.1
Follow our step-by-step instructions to configure L2TP and establish a secure VPN connection on your Linux MX 19.1 system. Enhance your online privacy and security effortlessly with our detailed tutorial.
Go to the Launcher option and select/ open the Xfce Terminal from there.
Now you need to install L2TP packages. Type the following commands one by one:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install network-manager-l2tp-gnome network-manager-strongswan libstrongswan-standard-plugins libstrongswan-extra-plugins
sudo apt-get install network-manager-l2tp
sudo apt-get install xl2tpd
Click Ethernet Network Connections icon then VPN Connections and then select Add a VPN Connectionā¦ option.
Select Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) from the drop-down list under the VPN Connection Type and click the Create button.
Insert the following info:
Insert Connection name: PureVPN.
Insert the desired server: Please refer to the server address shared in the above note.
Germany: de1.pointtoserver.com
Netherlands: nl1.pointtoserver.com
United Kingdom: ukl1.pointtoserver.com
United States: usil1.pointtoserver.com
United States: ustx1.pointtoserver.com
United States: usca1.pointtoserver.com
United States: usfl1.pointtoserver.com
United States: usny1.pointtoserver.com
United States: uswdc1.pointtoserver.com
Australia: au-sd1.pointtoserver.com
Enter your VPN credentials. Here is how you can find your VPN credentials.
Now, Go to the IPsec Settingsā¦ option.
Check the Enable IPsec tunnel to IPsec host
Pre-shared key: 12345678
Then specify connection algorithms in the Advanced section:
For phase 1= 3des-sha1-modp1024 and
For phase 2 = 3des-sha1
Enforce UDP Encapsulation: Unchecked
Click OK.
Go to the PPP Settingsā¦.
Only allow the following options:
MSCHAP.
MSCHAPV2.
Also, select the following:
Allow BSD data compression.
Allow Deflate data compression.
Use TCP header compression.
Click OK.
Click Save and close the Network Connections window.
Now click Ethernet Network Connections icon, go to the VPN Connections tab, and click the newly created VPN connection, to connect to PureVPN.
You are now connected to PureVPN!
