To configure this MAX for PPTP:
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2
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Example of a PPTP tunnel across multiple POPs
Figure 11-7 shows an ISP POP MAX communicating through an intervening router to the PNS
that is the end point of its PPTP tunnel. The MAX routes the packets in the usual way to reach
the end-point IP address.
Figure 11-7. PPTP tunnel across multiple POPs
Windows NT
server (PNS)
10.65.212.11
In this example, the MAX at ISP POP #1 dedicates its second WAN line to PPTP connections
to the PNS at 10.65.212.11. To configure this MAX as a PAC:
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MAX 6000/3000 Network Configuration Guide
Open Ethernet > Mod Config > PPTP Options.
Turn on PPTP, and set Route Line 4 to the PNS IP address.
Ethernet
Mod Config
L2 Tunneling Options...
PPTP Enabled=Yes
Line 1 tunnel type=None
Route line 1=0.0.0.0
Line 2 tunnel type=None
Route line 2=0.0.0.0
Line 3 tunnel type=None
Route line 3=0.0.0.0
Line 4 tunnel type=PPTP
Route line 4=10.65.212.11
Exit the profile and, at the exit prompt, select the exit and accept option.
MAX
WAN
ISP POP #2
#2
PPTP tunnel
Open Ethernet > Mod Config > PPTP Options.
Turn on PPTP, and specify the PNS IP address for Route Line 2.
Ethernet
Mod Config
L2 Tunneling Options...
PPTP Enabled=Yes
Line 1 tunnel type=None
Route line 1=0.0.0.0
Line 2 tunnel type=PPTP
Route line 2=10.65.212.11
Line 3 tunnel type=None
Route line 3=0.0.0.0
Setting Up Virtual Private Networks
Configuring PPTP tunnels for dial-in clients
PAC
MAX
WAN
ISP POP #1
Modem
Win95
Pipeline
WAN
Win95
ISDN
modem
Windows NT
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