[Shorewall-users] Debian pptpd

Joshua Schmidlkofer
Sun, 30 Jun 2002 22:57:36 -0000

Last time that I checked most PPTP clients required encryption of some
form - indeed you probably want that.   THat does require a kernel patch
[as far as I know].  It requires that the server have a kernel pathc,
and a patched version of ppp.

js


j2 wrote:

>Does anyone know if the pptpd package in debian 3.0 is "all that is
needed"
>to get XP clients (coming in from the net zone) to be abl eto connect to a
>pptpd running on a "shorewall box"? As in: would i still have to
patch
>stuff? The info says it is compatible with MS? It does just state dialup via
>ppp tho.. Input anyone?
>
>cookiemonster:/# apt-cache show pptpd
>Package: pptpd
>Priority: optional
>Section: net
>Installed-Size: 164
>Maintainer: Rene Mayrhofer <rmayr@debian.org>
>Architecture: i386
>Version: 1.1.2-1.2
>Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.4-4), libwrap0, ppp, netbase, debconf, perl-base
>Filename: pool/main/p/pptpd/pptpd_1.1.2-1.2_i386.deb
>Size: 54750
>MD5sum: 9126ad009354ea429a9c0fd8ca72c8a1
>Description: PoPToP Point to Point Tunneling Server
> This implements a Virtual Private Networking Server (VPN) that is
>compatible
> with Microsoft VPN clients. It allows windows users to connect to an
> internal firewalled network using their dialup.
>
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