[pptp-server] pptp tunnel is not used for internet services

[HaiDang]

I forgot to mention, the Linux server is at my
workplace, and I'd like to VPN to it from other places
(home) that are not in that Lan.

--- HaiDang <haidang79 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Maybe I need to clarify it more.
> The firewall is on the Linux box, which also runs as
> VPN server. The firewall only allows packets within
> the subnet to the Linux server (let say - 0 to 31).
> The IP pool consists of only 3 IPs: 29, 30, and 31).
> When I establish VPN, I get assigned 29. But when I
> use the mail server on the same Linux box, and check
> the log files, my Wins98 uses its original IP to
> send
> packets to the Linux, and thus is denied by the
> firewall rules. The tunnel is just between my Wins98
> and the Linux server, nothing else's involved.
> 
> And if I used firewall-config to configure the
> firewall, how should I add those rules in ??
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> 
> --- Michael McConnell <michaelm at eyeball.com> wrote:
> > On the VPN Server, enable IP Masqing.
> > 
> > echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
> > ipchains -P forward DENY
> > ipchains -A forward -j MASQ
> > 
> > 
> > > Hi everyone,
> > > 
> > > I have a VPN server (pptpd) running. I'd like to
> > > establish a VPN connection first, before using
> > > services like Xwindows, emailing, etc.
> > > 
> > > When I connect to the pptp daemon, it assigns me
> a
> > new
> > > IP address, which is from its IP pool. But when
> I
> > use
> > > email or Xwindows, my client machine uses its
> > original
> > > IP (the one before VPN) to connect, and thus is
> > > blocked by the firewall.
> > > 
> > > Can anyone help me ??
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >
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