[pptp-server] Re: MPPE compression

[Josh Howlett]

tcpdump -a -i eth0 -w /tmp/eth0

Ping across eth0.

more /tmp/eth0

ICMP request/replies have sequences such as abcdefghij.... in them.  
Obviously, if the link is encrypted, you won't read this.

josh.

On Fri, 20 Apr 2001 09:25:16 -0500 Pete Starzewski <pstarzew at gbp.com> 
wrote:

> This may sound like a stupid question, but just how do you confirm 
> compression/encryption?  I've read that people are using tcpdump.  I tried 
> it and maybe I am missing something (probably the case), but I can't see 
> anything in the packet info about packets being compressed or 
> encrypted.  Please enlighten me.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Pete
> 
> 
> Pete Starzewski
> Network Systems Engineer
> Green Bay Packaging Inc.
> 
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