[pptp-server] VPN using SSH and pppd

[Ed Padin]

I think that SSH method may be easier because all you're doign is an
encrypted RSH where you redirect the input and output through a PPP server
and client. SSH v1 does have it's own vulnerabilities. SSH v2 is better but
it is a commercial product.

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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Benjamin Smith [mailto:bens at saber.net]
>Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 11:28 AM
>To: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
>Subject: [pptp-server] VPN using SSH and pppd
>
>
>Recently, I read an interesting article in Linux Journal about 
>setting up a VPN
>using remote SSH login, pppd and route. 
>
>Has anybody here ever tried this method?  In terms of 
>implementation, is this
>more or less complicated than VPN with PPTP? (I've heard lots 
>of nasty stuff
>about MS PPTP and bad security) 
>
>I don't plan on trying to VPN via modem or anything, and with the above
>solution, Windows clients on each network side would "see" the 
>other clients.
>(In theory - I've not ever implemented it yet) 
>
>I have two Linux boxes (one is RH 6.0, the other is 6.1) 
>running via ADSL,
>(approximately 1.0-1.5 Mb d/l, ~384k u/l) each providing 
>masqueraded Internet
>access for LANs.  Since I'm already using SSH to do work @work from my
>home-office LAN, this seems rather natural. The main 
>application will be
>PC/Anywhere or VNC. 
>
>Thoughts, anyone? (thanks!) 
>
>
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