How to set up Gaming VPN using PPTPD

TODO

Server, Linux

Packing and authentication (except plain text) is not used because it eats bandwidth.

 apt-get install pptpd webmin-pptp ipx ipxripd

Webmin

Go to webmin, https://127.0.0.1:10000/

Go to Networking -> PPTP VPN Server

PPTP Server Options

Default values

PPP Options

• Lock PTY = NO
• Create proxy ARP = YES
• Require authentication = NEVER
• PAP Authentication = May be used
• CHAP authentication = May be used
• Unix authentication = NO

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• MS-CHAP Authentication = May be used
• MS-CHAP 2 Authentication = May be used
• Enable MPPE encryption = Cannot be used
• Use 40-bit MPPE encryption = Cannot be used
• Use 128-bit MPPE encryption = Cannot be used
• Enable stateful MPPE mode = Default (Disabled)

PPP Accounts

Does this even need explaining?

/etc/ppp/options

edit /etc/ppp/options search for IPX

 noipx

into this

 #noipx
 ipx
 ipx-network 4

Client, Windows XP

• Install IPX
• Create VPN connection.

VPN Settings

Custom settings, check only PAP

VPN-type = PPTP-VPN

Negotiate multilink

TCP/IP = don't use gateway