[plug] IPSec / L2TP and VPNs

[Craig Foster]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces at plug.org.au 
> [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org.au] On Behalf Of Greg
> Sent: Monday, 7 February 2005 7:24 PM
> To: plug at plug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [plug] IPSec / L2TP and VPNs
> 
> Cameron Patrick wrote:
<snip>
> >There's also PPTP (which I think is related to L2TP, though it might 
> >just be in the final two letters of the name) which, well, works but 
> >needs kernel patches.
> >
> >Cameron.
> >
> >  
> >
> Ive be looking at using pptp to enable a windows client to 
> vpn  over wireless. The standard "poptop" install doesnt have 
> support for MPPE for microsoft encryption. Has anyone had any 
> experience in getting this to work?. I guess one option would 
> be to upgrade to sarge, but Im not sure if I wish to do that yet.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Greg

Yep, the mppe stuff needs to be patched into the kernel... (or at least
modularised)
Works well (enough) once it's compiled though.

Regards,

CraigF.