[pptp-server] MPPE Compression

[Cowles, Steve]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dread Boy [mailto:dreadboy at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 5:17 PM
> To: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
> Subject: [pptp-server] MPPE Compression
> 
> 
> One question about compression.  When I connect to my NT PPTP 
> server, of course I get MPPE compression.  When I connect to
> my Linux PPTP server, I like the fact that I'm connecting with
> 128-bit encryption, but there is no compression.  Keeps reading
> 0% compressed packets.
> 
> I've put all of the ppp-deflate settings into 
> /etc/modules.conf but to no avail.  What gives?  =|

I don't know, but I have observed the same thing. If I establish a VPN into
my NT based PPTP server, the W2K client shows some decent compression
ratios, but when establishing a VPN into my PoPToP based PPTP server (using
the same W2K client), I see no compression at all.

Steve Cowles