I haven't set up and VPN using PPTP before and I really don't know what
I'm doing at this point. Help would be greatly appreciated.
Description of Environment:
- I have a client who has either purchased an Astaro license or
is just about to make the purchase. They are running ASL 3.2
and plan to upgrade to ASL 4.0 before long. They have a number
of Windows PCs (mostly Win 2000, but also Win 98, Win ME, Win XP)
that they need to connect to the Astaro box via VPN. I suggested
using IPSEC, but they have good reasons to prefer sticking
with PPTP - at least for the time being.
- I am working in a prototype test environment using an ASL 2.0 box
and a Win 2000 box with all the current service packs installed.
(I also have a Win 98 box and a several Linux boxes available
that I have used a little in my tests, but not much.)
The rest of the posting is about things which have happened in
this test environment.
I have a number of basic questions:
(1) Should my PPTP pool be a subset of the Internal Network or totally
separate?
I have been using 10.191.0.0/255.255.0.0 internally.
Can I use 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0 for the PPTP pool?
(2) Do I need masquerading or DNATs for the PPTP pool?
Currently, I am not using any.
(3) What about packet filters?
At present, I have:
PPTP any Internal any allow
Is this correct?
(4) What do I need to do about users?
I assume that these users do not have to be users in the Windows
environment??
At present, I have tryed users like:
dmandel PPTP 192.168.0.44
dmandel2 PPTP PPTP POOL
but nothing seems to work right.
I will give details on this problem in a separate posting.
Sincerely,
David Mandel
Chief Activist
Portland Linux/Unix Group
1440 NE 59th
Portland, Oregon 97213
(541) 730-5285 mobile
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David Mandel http://www.DavidMandel.com
Portland Linux/Unix Group http://www.pdxLinux.org
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