On 9/19/06, thierry itty <thierry.itty@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Guys could you please advise me what program to use >to CONNECT TO VPN USING PPTP? standard pptp from fedora-extras does not see to >be good, has no init scripts and a few documentation and I don't know how it >works? .... > > I think this could help : http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/howto-fedora-core-4.phtml basically, you : - install the pptp package, - configure /etc/ppp/options.pptp (may not be necessary) - configure /etc/ppp/chap-secrets or pap-secrets (depending on server configuration) - contains auth info - create /etc/ppp/peers/<connectionname> - contains server and protocol info - launch the connection : "pptp call <connectionname>
It is much simpler if you use pptpconfig. You can install everything with yum. Follow the HOWTO at: http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/howto-fedora-core-5.phtml Paul
