Linux as a PPTP VPN Client – Configuration – CentOS,Fedora

Posted on by Shyju Kanaprath

  • Install the required PPTP Packages.

# rpm -Uvh pptp-1.7.2-17.fc19.x86_64.rpm pptp-setup-1.7.2-17.fc19.x86_64.rpm

  • Insert the username & password in /etc/ppp/chap-secrets

# vi /etc/ppp/chap-secrets

# Secrets for authentication using CHAP
# client server secret IP addresses
user1 PPTP password123 *

  • Create VPN Profile

# vi /etc/ppp/peers/vpnoffice

pty "pptp myoffice1.dtdns.net --nolaunchpppd"
name user1
remotename PPTP
require-mppe-128
file /etc/ppp/options.pptp
ipparam vpnoffice

  • Connect VPN using command pppd

# pppd call vpnoffice

  • Trace the logs

# tail -f /var/log/messages

Aug 14 11:05:39 localhost pppd[7957]: CHAP authentication succeeded
Aug 14 11:05:39 localhost kernel: [69644.839818] PPP MPPE Compression module registered
Aug 14 11:05:39 localhost pppd[7957]: MPPE 128-bit stateless compression enabled
Aug 14 11:05:39 localhost pppd[7957]: local IP address 192.168.1.205
Aug 14 11:05:39 localhost pppd[7957]: remote IP address 192.168.1.1

  • Add route to send all traffic through PPTP VPN

 # sudo route add default dev ppp0




		
	
			

			
						


	

		

				

					

		
		

			

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