Configuring a VPN PPTP connection

Fred Smith fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us
Mon Sep 29 15:23:04 UTC 2014


On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 03:49:43PM +0100, Paul Smith wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 3:20 PM, Ed Greshko <ed.greshko at greshko.com> wrote:
> >> I have just installed F20. How can I add the possibility of
> >> configuring a VPN PPTP connection in NetworkManager?
> >
> > Using gnome as your desktop?  Make sure you have NetworkManager-pptp-gnome installed.
> >
> > Using KDE as your desktop?  Make sure you have kde-plasma-nm-pptp installed.
> 
> Thanks, Ed. I am using XFCE and the package
> 
> NetworkManager-pptp-gnome
> 
> was not installed. After having that installed, I could configure my
> VPN PPTP connection. In short, the problem is solved!
> 
> Paul

Paul, I assume you're aware that PPTP isn't believed to be a secure VPN...

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