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Nowadays, most students have a broadband connection at home via a commercial provider (e.g., XS4ALL or @Home, etc).

Via this connection you can reach the UT websites and e-mail servers. For security reasons you sometimes need to use a so-called VPN connection.

VPN

A Virtual Private Network is a connection over the Internet between your PC (work station) and the UT. It then seems as if your PC is directly on the UTnet. This means you can access services that are only available via the UTnet.

The services listed below require an IP number from the UT (130.89.x.x). In some cases, you can also log in via your ICT account in order to use the service.

This list is not complete but will be supplemented as much as possible. Your tips are also welcome!

·	Internal texts from the UT home page(s)

·	Access to most UB catalogues and journals databases

·	Outgoing mail servers of the UT: smtp.utwente.nl, smtp.misc.utwente.nl, schuimpje.snt.utwente.nl

·	Usenet news server news.utwente.nl (log in/authentication via ICT account possible outside UTnet IP range)

·	Access to P-drive for students

·	In general: Windows shares on PCs on the UTnet

There are two ways to make use of VPN: using the built-in VPN configurations of Windows and via OpenVPN. The OpenVPN service is currently in an experimental phase. The manuals listed below describe how you can configure your VPN interface.