[pptp-server] RE: [pptp-server] Is PopTop for me?

[Peter Brooks]

That's what I wanted to hear.
Is there any special configuration for PopTop to operate over a LAN. The installation notes sound as though it's going to fire up pppd no matter what and that seems unnecessary considering there won't be any communication on any serial port.

Peter

-----Original Message-----
From:	Nico De Ranter [SMTP:nico at sonycom.com]
Sent:	Thursday, 24 June 1999 5:44
To:	Peter Brooks
Subject:	Re: [pptp-server] RE: [pptp-server] Is PopTop for me?


Ah, I see.  Poptop can definitely work on a LAN. I'm using it that way now.
You might have routing problems however if all your hosts are in the same
network segment, I'm not sure about that.  I'm currently setting up pptp
for my homeusers who dial into the company via an ISDN router (so for them
it's just a network connection).  I succeeded in using NT4, Win95 and Win98
without problems (although I do have the impression that the pptp server is
not 100% stable, I tend to get problems when a client drops a connection and
then tries to reestablish it).  I'm still working on the Linux clients.

Nico

> The advantages of using PPTP over those other solutions is that WIN95/98 
> can do PPTP at zero cost, the client setup is simple and the result is 
> fully integrated and transparent to the user. The disadvantage is that it's 
> not particularly secure, but for our LAN usage it would suffice.
> The question is, can Poptop do PPTP over ethernet? If it can't, then I will 
> have to consider other (expensive) alternatives such as SSH.
> 
> Peter.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Nico De Ranter [SMTP:nico at sonycom.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, 24 June 1999 3:42
> To:	Peter Brooks
> Subject:	Re: [pptp-server] Is PopTop for me?
> 
> > Hello.
> > I would like to provide a encrypted POP connection between Win95/98 
> clients
> > and a Linux POP server, all of which are part of our small TCP/IP 
> ethernet
> > connected LAN. Is Poptop able to provide this capability, ie PPTP service 
> 
> > over an ethernet LAN connection rather than a PPP link? How would it be
> > configured to do so? Does PopTop encryption function?
> 
> Have a look at Secure Shell (SSH) or APOP (Authenticated POP, I don't know
> whether this encrypts everything however).  I think those would be more
> suitable in this case as pptp.
> 
> Nico
> 
> >
> > Peter Brooks
> > Research Labs of Australia.
> >
> >
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