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4.5 VPN PPTP
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a protocol developed by Microsoft
targeted at creating VPN connections over the Internet. This enables remote
users to access the gateway via any ISP that supports PPTP on its servers. PPTP
encapsulates network traffic, encrypts content using Microsoft's Point-to-Point
Encryption (MPPE) protocol that is based on RC4, and routes using the generic
routing encapsulation (GRE) protocol.
For more information on PPTP connections, refer to Section
server settings and Section
4.5.1 Creating a PPTP Client Connection
To create a PPTP client connection, perform the following steps:
1. Click Network connections on the sidebar – the Network connections screen
will appear (see figure 4.68).
2. Click the New connection link to list the connection alternatives.
6.13.3
for PPTP client settings.
Figure 4.68: Network Connections
6.13.2
for PPTP
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