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pptp 1.10.0⚓︎

"PPTP Client is a Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD client for the proprietary Microsoft Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, PPTP. Allows connection to a PPTP based Virtual Private Network (VPN)."

Many companies use Microsoft's PPTP server. With this client, a
connection to such a VPN can be established via the Point-to-Point
Tunneling Protocol
(PPTP).

  • The PPTP package requires "replace kernel".

PPTP Configuration⚓︎

Hostname: VPN server (example: vpn.tolledomain.de)
Username: VPN username (with Windows, write the domain like this:
DOMAIN/user or DOMAINuser, not DOMAINuser)
Servername: PPTP

IP Routing⚓︎

Enable it and write the company network, including subnet mask, into the
text field (for example 10.0.0.0 255.255.255.0).

Apply the changes and open the page again. Now click
PPPD: edit chap-secrets and enter the following there:
VPN-Username PPTP VPN-Password *
Important: replace VPN-Username and VPN-Password with your own values.

After that, start the PPTP package under Services and, via SSH from the
Fritzbox, ping a computer in the company network.

Routing/NAT information to follow.

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