knowledgebase/linux/networking/Establishing a VPN connection to a Windows Server using PPTP 1 PPTP install howto This is a quick howto for establishing a VPN connection to a Windows Server using PPTP in a Fedora 7 server, although it can easily be adapted to work with other distros, too. Note that the Windows host is the VPN server and Linux will act as a client. The PPTPClient site has great docs detailing the required steps for configuring it in many distributions, but the howto's there rely on a GUI tool for finishing the configuration, which is usually not an option in a VPS. The steps below would probably work for these cases. http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net {code} apt-get instal ppp wget http:\//superb-west.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/pptpclient/pptp-1.7.1-3.i386.rpm echo 'lock noauth nobsdcomp nodeflate' >> /etc/ppp/options.pptp {code} Edit /etc/ppp/chap-secrets and add the required credentials: {code} WORKSTATION\\myuser PPTP "password" * {code} Create a file in /etc/ppp/peers/vpn with the following content, replacing <serveraddress> and WORKSTATION\\myuser with the correct server address and username, respectively: {code} pty "pptp <serveraddress> --nolaunchpppd" name WORKSTATION\\myuser remotename PPTP #require-mppe-128 file /etc/ppp/options.pptp ipparam TUNNEL {code} Remember to match the "name" parameter here with the credentials in chap-secrets You can now open the VPN connection in debug mode to see if it works: {code} pppd call vpn debug dump logfd 2 nodetach {code} Finally, to establish the vpn and let pppd daemonize, use: {code} pppd call vpn {code} It should create a ppp0 interface and now you can ping the other side of the VPN to see if it works. Good luck! 2007-09-26 23:08:26.0 2007-09-26 23:05:02.0