Instructions

VPN

You have two options to access our VPN server.

Wireguard

1. Install Wireguard

2. Sign in with your i2 credentials

   The same that you use for git, svn, our website, etc, but not your TIM id.

3. Generate a client configuration

   This configuration contains your private key and tells Wireguard how to connect.

4. Configure your client

   Linux (command line)

   • Save the configuration to /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf.
   • Start the VPN with systemctl start wg-quick@wg0 and stop it with systemctl stop wg-quick@wg0.
   • Or enable it permanently with systemctl enable wg-quick@wg0.

   Windows and MacOS

   Follow the instructions in the application.

   Android and iOS

   Open the app and scan the QR code shown after generating a key.

SSH

1. Upload your SSH public key in the i2 self service using your i2 account

2. Connect via SSH

   i.e. in Linux ssh vpn.moves.rwth-aachen.de respectively ssh vpn.moves.rwth-aachen.de -i .ssh/your_private_key - from there, you can SSH into other nodes of the i2 network

   Set up an SSH tunnel

   ssh vpn.moves.rwth-aachen.de -D 12345 will create a SOCKS proxy on localhost.

   SSH jump host

   We refer to these instructions for setting up a more convenient access to the network.

Wake-on-Lan

With Wake-on-Lan, you can boot your desktop machine in our internal network from remote.

For configuring Wake-on-Lan with your desktop machine, please contact the admins. All configured machines are then accessible on the WoL page.