Timeouts
Once you bring up your VPN client and initiate a connection, you will remain connected as long as you're actively using it. If the connection is idle for one hour, it will "timeout". If you are not going to use your computer, it is best to take down the connection yourself, to free-up a tunnel for someone else to use. In either case, when you later come back to your computer you will need to re-initiate a connection if you still need to use the VPN.
Once you bring up your VPN client and initiate a connection, you will remain connected as long as you're actively using it. If the connection is idle for one hour, it will "timeout". If you are not going to use your computer, it is best to take down the connection yourself, to free-up a tunnel for someone else to use. In either case, when you later come back to your computer you will need to re-initiate a connection if you still need to use the VPN.
Limitations
There is a limit of 2 VPN tunnels which may be simultaneously established under one UCInetID.
There is a limit of 2 VPN tunnels which may be simultaneously established under one UCInetID.
The campus VPN provides off-campus users access to university resources not normally available to remote users and is thus a critical resource. The VPN appliance handles connections for all users through the same 100 Mb interface. Users of bandwidth-intensive applications that are not related to the University's academic mission can detrimentally impact other users on the VPN.
For this reason, Gnutella, Kazaa, Bit Torrent, E-Donkey, and other peer to peer (p2p) file sharing programs (as well as internet gaming and other recreational, high-bandwidth applications) are not allowed on the VPN.
What are the VPN timeouts and limitations?