[Shorewall-users] [Off topic] PPTP suggestions.

Tom Eastep
Sat, 29 Jun 2002 23:58:00 -0000

On Sun, 30 Jun 2002, j2 wrote:

>
> Uhm, Linux box running Samba actually, does that change anything?

Yes -- it means that building and configuring the PPTP server is a pain in
the ass regardless of whether you run it on the file server or on your
firewall.

>
> > The latter describes what I do to provide that sort of Roadwarrior
> > support since my Windows boxes run XP Pro which doesn''t
include a PPTP
> > server.
>
> Im still a bit confused. So i should run the pptp server on my firewall for
> simplicity?
>

That''s my choice.

-Tom
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