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.
Install pptpd:
root:# apt-get install pptpd
and then edit the configuration file:
root:# vim /etc/pptpd.conf
and add the following lines to:
localip 192.168.1.144
remoteip 192.168.1.200-225, 192.168.1.230
# Specifies the local and remote IP address ranges.
#
# Any addresses work as long as the local machine takes care of the
# routing. But if you want to use MS-Windows networking, you should
# use IP addresses out of the LAN address space and use the proxyarp
# option in the pppd options file, or run bcrelay.
then edit the configuration file:
root:# vim /etc/ppp/pptpd-options
and add the following lines to:
ms-dns 192.168.1.44 # my DNS server
nobsdcom
noipx
mtu 1490
mru 1490
edit another one configuration file:
root:# vim /etc/ppp/chap-secrets
and add the following lines to:
username * password *
then restart the pptpd service:
root@server: service pptpd restart
and don’t forget to enable 1723 on a firewall.