pptp server 5 minutes howto

->poptop setup<-

1.download pptpd server

#mkdir /downloads
#cd /downloads
#wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/poptop/pptpd/pptpd-1.3.4/pptpd-1.3.4.tar.gz
#tar -zxvf pptpd-1.3.4.tar.gz
#cd pptpd-1.3.4

2.install pptpd server

#./configure
#make
#make install

3.configure pptpd server

#cd samples
#cp chap-secrets /etc/ppp/chap-secrets
#cp options.pptpd /etc/ppp/options.pptpd
#cp pptpd.conf /etc/pptpd.conf

4.comment logwtmp in /etc/pptpd.conf

#vi /etc/pptp.conf
comment logwtmp

5.specify local and remote ip address ranges

#vi /etc/pptpd.conf
localip 192.168.0.1
remoteip 192.168.0.101-254

6.create vpn users

#vi /etc/ppp/chap-secrets
eugen pptpd eugen * #add lines for every user

7.start pptpd service

#pptpd

8.configure vpn clients