Re: Connect Standard Windows VPN to Linux box
j.halifax .
j.halifax at seznam.cz
Fri Jan 15 05:30:11 UTC 2010
> So, the question is simply "what side do you want to be the server, and
> what side the client".
The server should run on Linux side. I believed that it implied from
the Subject's "connect ... to Linux"; but I should say that explicitely.
you are right.
L:)
> ------------ Původní zpráva ------------
> Od: Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko at greshko.com>
> Předmět: Re: Connect Standard Windows VPN to Linux box
> Datum: 15.1.2010 02:09:13
> ----------------------------------------
> Chris Smart wrote:
> > 2010/1/15 j.halifax . <j.halifax at seznam.cz>:
> >
> >>> However under Fedora, I can't fund the pptpd package.
> >>>
> >> Yes. yum says me "No package pptpd available." :(
> >> Thank you.
> >>
> >
> > You can download the source yourself and build it:
> > http://poptop.sourceforge.net/
> >
> > It has a sample pptpd.conf which you can edit.
> >
> >
> >
> I really don't understand the conundrum.
>
> The standard vpn server on a Windows box uses pptp. So, when I want my
> linux box to access a windows system I use a pptp client on my linux box
> to create a vpn tunnel to the windows system that is running a pptp server.
>
> When I want a windows system to access/create a vpn tunnel I have my
> linux box running the openvpn server and the windows box using an
> openvpn client.
>
> So, the question is simply "what side do you want to be the server, and
> what side the client".
>
>
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