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Setup a vpn connection from Ubuntu Dapper to a Cisco PIX Firewall VPN

1. install vpnc with synaptic
2. open terminal, type sudo pico /etc/vpnc/default.conf
An example of default.conf:
IPSec gateway ip.to.vpn.server
IPSec ID VPNservergroupname
IPSec obfuscated secret cryptedpasswordfrompcffile
Xauth interactive
3. ctrl+x
4. y
5. sudo vpnc-connect
6. enter your vpn user name, enter
7. enter pin code or what ever kind of system you have, enter. Now you're inside vpn tunnel
8. after you're done, sudo vpnc-disconnect