[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: pptp client behind firewall



Kevin Buhr <buhr@telus.net> writes:
>
> Greg MATTHEWS <G.Matthews@cs.ucl.ac.uk> writes:
> > 
> > I have a linux server setup with pptpd which appears to be working ok (port 
> > 1723 is definitely open) but i'm having trouble connecting to it from behind 
> > my firewall - a debian pentium running stable using iptables.
> 
> You have my sympathies.

Someone pointed out to me in email that there's a userspace
"pptpproxy" daemon (not Debianized yet) that you can run on the
firewall to tunnel PPTP connections.  I've never tried it myself, but
it would undoubtedly be much simpler to set up if it does what you
want.

-- 
Kevin <buhr@telus.net>



Reply to: