Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Center for High Performance Computing users are required to use the University of Utah VPN service to access the protected environment (PE) from off-campus or map home or group directories on a computer connected to a non-University network.

Virtual Private Network (VPN) access is available through UIT. General instructions are found here with the Global Protect VPN client available to download here. This client works well for Mac and Windows users. However, it does not function properly on many Linux distributions and a solution for Linux is outlined in the next section.

Please contact the University Information Technology (UIT) help desk for Global Protect support.

VPN Solution for Linux

If GlobalProtect does not work for your Linux distribution, CHPC suggests using the Linux program gp-saml-gui, which is in the standard repo for Ubuntu. Uninstall globalprotect first and then install gp-saml-gui and the screen utility from a terminal with the command:

sudo apt-get install gp-saml-gui screen

After installation, you can connect to the VPN with:

sudo screen -dmS vpn gp-saml-gui -S -g --clientos Windows vpn.utah.edu -- --protocol=gp

and disconnect with:

sudo screen -S vpn -X quit

Email CHPC if you have any questions about gp-saml-gui.