This (or something like it) is probably what you need: http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/
google for "pptp Linux". but... you'll have to get information from the admin of the VPN gateway to find out what protocol is really in use and to find out what kinds of info you need on the client end to connect with it. - Ben On Thu, Dec 22, 2005 at 10:52:19AM -0800, James Washer wrote: > Perhaps someone can help me out with the other side of this.. I have a VPN > that I need to connect to as a client. This works with the default windows > client software on win2k... Is there a linux client that will work in this > environment? I don't know exactly what VPN server they are running... but > likely it is a microsoft product. > > - jim > > On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:02:53 -0800 (PST) > Sebastian Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > PPTP is easier to setup, but (IMHO) is not worth the security risk. > > Especially since it will provide direct access to your network if > > exploited. L2TP, on the other hand, is a bit harder to configure server > > side, but very easy to configure on Windows VPN clients (A checkbox in > > advanced options... or somewhere like that), and it provides greater > > security. > > > > OpenVPN may be another option (suggested by someone earlier). It's an > > SSL-based VPN that is relatively easy to configure -- especially if you > > don't want to mess with PPTP or L2TP. > > > > - Sebastian > > > > > > On Wed, 21 Dec 2005, Damon Jacobsen wrote: > > > > > Basically, the reason was it was simple to implement for Windows clients. > > > Every other VPN solution appeared to be much hader to setup both server > > > and client wise. > > > > > > Damon > > > > > > > Any specific reason why you've chosen pptp? It isn't very secure. > > > > > > > > - Sebastian > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 18 Dec 2005, Damon Jacobsen wrote: > > > > > > > >> Has anyone successfully setup a VPN server (specifically poptop for > > > >> pptp) using Gentoo? I think I have my kernel configured right and > > > >> emerged pptpd, but I am not sure how to configure the beast. Any help > > > >> would be appreciated. > > > >> > > > >> Damon > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> RLUG mailing list > > > >> [email protected] > > > >> http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > RLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug > > > > _______________________________________________ > RLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug _______________________________________________ RLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug
