PPTP and Debian

At this piont we do not have ipsec enabled on the pix firewall. Typically there are MS clients making pptp connections, but I wanted to use Linux.

So I was interested in the most straightfoward way in making a PPTP connection from my linux box debian to to pix firewall, which then I would be able to access that network.


Jim
>
> From: Craig White <craigwhite@azapple.com>
> Date: 2003/09/10 Wed PM 03:58:19 EDT
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: 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
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> ---
> 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
>
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