PPTP and Debian

On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 12:20, elemint@cox.net wrote:
> I have found a few how to's on PPTP and Debian although is it necessary to install kernel-patch-mppe package?
> as mentioned in http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~owend/free/pptp-debian.html
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> Here is another how to I found http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/howto-debian.phtml#kernel
> and it is mentioned if not connecting to a MS VPN server than the MPPE patch should not be required the VPN I am connecting to is from a linux box to a Cisco PIX firewall. after I followed the instructions I got errors about ppp not being enbaled in the kernel, if I do enable it in the kernel than what parts of PPP need to be enabled in the kernel there are several.
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> Does anyone else have any good information on connecting from a linux box to a PIX firewall for a VPN connection. I am not sure what needs to be done.
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You are asking a lot of questions here.

I would suggest that if the intent is to create a VPN connection between
a PIX & Linux, that you install FreeSWAN on the Linux box and use IPSEC
to create the VPN. I'm guessing that you want to access a network from a
home connection to office and the Linux box is a router for home.

Cisco 1720 VPN isn't all that expensive and can be used for that purpose
but you will still have to learn IPSEC either way and the Linux box
route will provide a great education into the VPN process.

The Microsoft PPTP is really to enable Microsoft Clients to connect and
so I would tend to use it only if there Windows users from home that
wanted to connect in and you wouldn't put in a Linux router or Cisco
router at each house.

Craig