Re: PPTP for remote connection

1998-02-10 Thread Jens B. Jorgensen
No, it isn't any version of PPP. PPTP is what the name implies, a tunneling protocol. That is, it allows you to pack IP packets inside of IP packets (and supports encryption/authentication in the process). It is used to create "Virtual Private Networks" and is unrelated to PPP. If your dial-in stop

PPTP for remote connection

1998-02-10 Thread Peter S Galbraith
Does anyone know about PPTP (Point-to-point Tunneling Protocol). It's supposed to be a secure version of PPP (used on WinNT servers). My employer just started using it, and my old PAP setup to dial-in from home stopped working. Do I need a new program instead of pppd? I also think (based on a