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The Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)

is a method for implementing virtual private networks. PPTP uses a control channel over TCP and a GRE tunnel operating to encapsulate PPP packets.

The PPTP specification does not describe encryption or authentication features and relies on the PPP protocol being tunneled to implement security functionality. However the most common PPTP implementation, shipping with the Microsoft Windows product families, implements various levels of authentication and encryption natively as standard features of the Windows PPTP stack. The intended use of this protocol is to provide similar levels of security and remote access as typical VPN products.

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Failed to Connect to PPTP VPN Server on Ubuntu

I am trying to connect to a PPTP VPN server. The same config works fine in Windows but fails in Ubuntu 12.10. It must be some configuration issue. sudo pptpsetup --create MYVPN --server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx --username username --password…
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pptpd VPN: No internet access after connecting

I've followed the instructions in this tutorial to set up a vpn server, so that I can connect to that and surf the internet virtually from another location. So far from windows, I can connect to it but there is no internet access. The ip addresses…
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PPTP connection disconnect

My pptp connection wont stay connected, it will disconnect in less than a minute here are some relevant log entries May 31 13:32:31 localhost NetworkManager[931]: Starting VPN service 'pptp'... May 31 13:32:31 localhost NetworkManager[931]:…
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PPTP server stuck at "GRE: Bad checksum from pppd"

I am a network engineer having quite limited experience with Ubuntu. I have been following up these online instructions to set up a pptp server but without much luck to get it to work. My server is a vm running an Apple Xserve behind a Cisco…
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What is the easiest way to reset a configuration file that I accidentally deleted?

I have accidentally deleted a configuration file (/etc/pptpd.conf) and was wondering what would be the best way to recover the default configuration file that comes with the pptpd package. Is there a way to "checkout" a single file from a package?
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Ubuntu Server 14.04.1 LTS - PPTPD fails to start

I need some help here setting up my VPN. Everything is configured properly, but pptpd server fails to start. Here's what happens: # /etc/init.d/pptpd status * /usr/sbin/pptpd is not running # /etc/init.d/pptpd start # /etc/init.d/pptpd restart *…
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Easy way to setup vpn server/client?

I have root access on a server and I can access my server through ssh and my server and my laptop run ubuntu. What's the easiest way to setup vpn server/client such that when I connect the vpn all of internet connections go through the server?
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Problem setting up PPTPD

I'm attempting to set up a VPN from my Android phone to my home computer using pptpd on Ubuntu 12.10. I have so far done the following. Setup a virtual NIC like this... cat /etc/network/interfaces auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth0 iface…
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Connection to PPTP server drops continually

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 VPS to host a PPTP server for my own personal use. I have set it up using a script I have written myself which is drawn from various different tutorials I have come across online…
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PPTP VPN randomly disconnects

My PPTP VPN works fine on Windows and Android. On Android and Windows, no specific configuration is needed only I need to check PPP encryption(MPPE). But on Ubuntu 20.04 it disconnects randomly after a period of time.
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The vpn connection fails becuase the vpn service failed to start

I have a problem in add pptp vpn. I just upgrade ubuntu by sudo apt-get upgrade and the VPN PPTP stop working with the message: The VPN Connection 'VPN Connection 1' failed because the VPN service failed to start
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pptpd in 16.04: can't establish the connection

I can install pptpd in 14.04 using this short (9 steps) script: https://github.com/MdNor/digital-ocean-pptp-vpn/blob/master/ubuntu But it doesn't work in 16.04: Windows client prints that it can't establish the connection. What step should be added…
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Cannot Connect to PPTP VPN

I set up a PPTP VPN server (insecure, I know, but this effort is primarily a learning experience) using PPTPD on a spare Ubuntu 15.10 desktop I had laying around, but am unable to connect to it from Linux or Windows. When I attempt to connect from…
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PPTPD failed after upgrading ubuntu server to 15

I have a ubuntu server 14 with working pptpd. But after it upgraded to 15 with do-release-upgrade, the pptpd is failed. I can start this service, but it won't accept any connection from client. I dont know where the log of pptpd is. When i check…
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PPTP Doesn't Connect - 12.04, 13.10, 14.04

Currently tested on Ubunutu 14.04, 13.10, and 12.04, I'm trying to connect to my VPN provider using PPTP. I've followed various instructions including the ones given to me by my provider only for them not to work. On a fresh install of ubuntu I run…
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