VPN

About

ISI maintains a private VPN for students to be able to access the MSSI lab remotely. You will need a valid MSSI Account in order to connect.

Connecting

In order to connect to the VPN, students will need OpenVPN software configured:

Server Information

• Server: vpn.isi.jhu.edu (128.220.247.15)
• Mode: tun
• Port: 1194

Clients and Configuration Files

• Windows users can use the 64-bit all-in-one installer.
• MacOS users can use Viscosity for 30 days free. (Configuration Files)
• Linux users (and advanced Windows/MacOS users) can use OpenVPN with the provided configuration.

Installer Checksums

File	MD5	SHA
meerkat-UDP4-1194-config.ovpn	eb99f48ad815720636c6ac3d43c42779	c756068730022423d9a2338f298f03f766213f86
meerkat-UDP4-1194-config.zip	37dd1d745095c73c011004bb0eb09842	de8dfda07eb217630c4ffd0300ba53687cbf558c
meerkat-UDP4-1194-Viscosity.visc.zip	f8175a88ed0d6e7c33fa06daeee8e7e7	8dd10d5661ef29e3d8c42194fcd1bd28ec5340ea
openvpn-meerkat-UDP4-1194-install-2.6.7-I001-amd64.exe	6bdd5af18fd95ef3dae766267804e688	d0ea5326ee0a87c91734cad8e2fefa66d4354b51
openvpn-meerkat-UDP4-1194-install-2.6.7-I001-x86.exe	b438eff282cfc6f020471e5651f476a8	c8c9bb8035a4fa685ce8602b6714601e8aea8eb3

Troubleshooting

Connection Confirmation

If you can open a browser and access https://meerkat.mssi-lab.isi.jhu.edu, you will know you've gotten the VPN configured correctly. You do not need to log in to this page. Simply accessing it is proof enough that you're connected.