How to Setup L2TP on Kali Linux

Follow the instructions to enable PureVPN on your Kali Linux with L2TP protocol. Here’s how to proceed.

• Go to the Menu option and search and open the Terminal Emulator.
• Now you need to install L2TP packages. Type the following commands one by one:
  1. sudo apt-get update
  2. sudo apt-get install network-manager-l2tp-gnome
  3. sudo apt-get install xl2tpd
• Now Select the following options:
  1. Click on Ethernet Network Connection
  2. Go to VPN Connections
  3. Select Add a VPN Connection…

• Select Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) option. Click the Create button.

• When a new window appear, complete the fields as below:
• Insert Connection name: PureVPN
• Insert the desired server: Please refer to the server address shared in the above note.
  1. Germany: de1.pointtoserver.com
  2. Netherlands: nl1.pointtoserver.com
  3. United Kingdom: ukl1.pointtoserver.com
  4. United States: usil1.pointtoserver.com
  5. United States: ustx1.pointtoserver.com
  6. United States: usca1.pointtoserver.com
  7. United States: usfl1.pointtoserver.com
  8. United States: usny1.pointtoserver.com
  9. United States: uswdc1.pointtoserver.com
  10. Australia: au-sd1.pointtoserver.com
• Enter your PureVPN credentials. Here is how you can find your VPN credentials.

• Click IPsec Settings
• Check Enable Ipsec tunnel to IPsec host
• Pre-share key: 12345678
• Then specify connection algorithms in Advanced section:
• For phase 1= 3des-sha1-modp1024
• For phase 2 = 3des-sha1
• Click OK

• Go to the PPP Settings…button
• Allow the following options:
  1. MSCHAP
  2. MSCHAP2
• Also, select the following:
  1. Allow BSD data compression
  2. Allow Deflate data compression
  3. Use TCP header compression

• Сlick OK then Save.
• Now go to Ethernet Network Connections option and under VPN Connections click/ check on the newly created PureVPN connection to activate VPN.

• You are now connected to PureVPN.