[pptp-server] VPN client using NAT

[Dougal Holmes]

And to make life interesting, the 2.2.17 kernel series from Redhat include
the ip_masq_pptp module, while the 2.2.19 kernel series doesn't   :-(
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Dougal Holmes (at home)
mailto://dholmes@bigpond.net.au
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cowles, Steve" <Steve at SteveCowles.com>
To: <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 10:21 AM
Subject: RE: [pptp-server] VPN client using NAT


> Hmmm.... It's my understanding that RH-7.1 uses the 2.4.x kernels which do
> not require the VPN masq patches/modules. At least if your using iptables
> and are not wanting to masq more than one VPN client. The RH-7.0 disto
used
> (by default) the 2.2.x based kernels which included the kernel patch along
> with the ip_masq_pptp.o module.
>
> FWIW: I'm using a RH-7.1 based firewall with the 2.4.4 kernel and connect
to
> my clients PPTP servers (one at a time) from behind it.
>
> I would suggest reading the following website. Specifically the section
> regarding masquerading with the 2.4.x kernels.
>
> http://www.impsec.org/linux/masquerade/ip_masq_vpn.html
>
> Steve Cowles
>