[pptp-server] Attempts to get PPTPD and PPP working with CHAP

[Charlie Brady]

On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Dougal Holmes wrote:

> > There's very rarely any reason to use a spare IP as the localip. Use the
> > same IP as the local ethernet interface of the server.
> 
> It makes setting up firewalls _much_ easier (especially when using ipchains)
> if the localip is different from the local ethernet IP.

Yes, special firewall rules is the only advantage that I know of.

[And in that case, you can differentiate real local traffic from VPN
traffic by using the interface name.]

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