I have a pptp server on ubuntu behind a router. From inside the network I can connect to pptp server, but from the internet I can not. 1723, 1792 port are forwarded in router. Here is a full log:
Jan 30, 2017 · Create Linux Router with Ubuntu Server 14.04 and Webmin - Duration: 56:28. Odd Random Thoughts 83,685 views. 56:28. Mikrotik PPPoE Server And PPPoE Client Setup - Duration: 12:15. Oct 23, 2011 · Basics of Linux server administration; 2. Setting up PPTP daemon. We are using (old) Ubuntu 8.04 server though instructions should apply for later Ubuntu versions too. These installation instructions are restart free – however few commands must be placed into /etc/rc.local file to make the changed settings persist over Linux restarts. Jan 28, 2010 · OpenVPN is not equal to PPTP, they use completely different software and protocols. Personally, I find OpenVPN harder to set up, especially since you need extra software on the client side whereas PPTP is supported by every major OS out of the box. I would recommend to start with PPTP and DynDNS, if you want to set up a personal VPN server at home.
Jan 28, 2010 · OpenVPN is not equal to PPTP, they use completely different software and protocols. Personally, I find OpenVPN harder to set up, especially since you need extra software on the client side whereas PPTP is supported by every major OS out of the box. I would recommend to start with PPTP and DynDNS, if you want to set up a personal VPN server at home.
that is not to say that PPTP wont work, it's just that different terminators, (ubuntu in your case, hardware VPN, windows server VPN service), even using the same radius backend and no change in client configuration, some work, and some don't. (amazing, to be honest) – Mister IT Guru Feb 23 '11 at 15:45
Many Linux distributions including Ubuntu desktop variants come with Network Manager, a nice GUI to configure your network settings. It also can manage your VPN connections. It is the default, but if in doubt make sure you have package network-manager-openvpn installed.
Oct 23, 2011 · Basics of Linux server administration; 2. Setting up PPTP daemon. We are using (old) Ubuntu 8.04 server though instructions should apply for later Ubuntu versions too. These installation instructions are restart free – however few commands must be placed into /etc/rc.local file to make the changed settings persist over Linux restarts. Jan 28, 2010 · OpenVPN is not equal to PPTP, they use completely different software and protocols. Personally, I find OpenVPN harder to set up, especially since you need extra software on the client side whereas PPTP is supported by every major OS out of the box. I would recommend to start with PPTP and DynDNS, if you want to set up a personal VPN server at home.