[pptp-server] Newbie pptp setup

robert berzerke at swbell.net
Wed Jun 13 12:20:07 CDT 2001


There is no substitute for trying.  Pick a howto closest to your system and 
go from there.

On Wednesday 13 June 2001 06:13, Jacques Botha wrote:
> I really don't get this, read through all the howto's, saw all the
> ipchains to do, and only got pptp in the end
>
> Now I don't really understand this, so if there is someone out there
> patient enough to help me here, it would be most apreciated.
>
> I'm trying to make your basic little vpn between and isp dial-up, and
> the local office network with a PoPToP linux server in the office.
>
> The linux server has a leasedline connection to the internet, and a
> seccond nic to the lan.  It is also the firewall.
>
> 1) What, and How do I need to setup on my linux server ?  I gather it is
> PoPToP, but what does the configuration file need to look like ?
>
> 2) Can I configure it to run through xinetd ?  How ?
>
> 3) What does the remote client authenticate against on the linux machine
> ? How do I set this up ?
>
> 4) How will the remote client be able to browse the lan ? Do I need
> samba on the firewall machine ?
>
> Thanks a lot
>
> Jacques Botha
>
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