[pptp-server] tar zxvf pptpd-1.0.1.tar.gz not working - HELP

[robert]

Some browsers (Netscape???) are known to unzip the file, but leave the 
extension unchanged.  Try the commands:

mv pptpd-1.0.1.tar.gz pptpd-1.0.1.tar
tar xvf pptpd-1.0.1.tar

BTW, use version 1.1.2 rather than 1.0.1

On Thursday 31 May 2001 08:14, James D Green wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Sorry about this I'm quite new to linux, this is the
> first time I've tryed to uncompress a file.
>
> I have just downloaded the pptpd-1.0.1.tar.gz, I then
> used the command
>
> >tar zxvf pptpd-1.0.1.tar.gz
>
> as stated in the how to
> (http://home.swbell.net/berzerke/2.4_Kernel_PPTPD-HOWTO.txt)
> and this is what happens.
>
> Waterfall:/usr/local/src # tar zxvf pptpd-1.0.1.tar.gz
>
> gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
> tar: Child returned status 1
> tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
> Waterfall:/usr/local/src #
>
> I have no idea what to do, I'm doing what it says in
> the how to but it dosn't work.
>
> Thanks to anyone that can/will help.
>
> Jim
>
> PS. If it helps I'm using Suse7.1 with the 2.4 kernel.
>
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