[pptp-server] VPN using SSH and pppd

Eric Anderson anderson at moat.centtech.com
Fri Dec 10 10:59:40 CST 1999


True.. it is easier.. i chose to go this method and have it working now.. 
there is one problem i am having with pppd tho.. i cant set the netmask 
(which i have seen on this list before).. i have tried using ppp 2.3.9 and 
2.3.10... still, no avail..  other than that, it works great..


At 11:53 AM 12/10/99 -0500, Ed Padin wrote:

>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.
>
> >-----O
> >-----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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