Hello Gordon, On Thu, November 17, 2011 13:15, Gordon Scott wrote: > Hi Guys, > > > I'm wondering if anyone has done this. > > > I can easily get a VPN from by desktop PC using the NetworkManager > applet, but the server is headless, so no applet. > > I've now tried a whole load of different 'this is how to do PPTP to > Windows' articles and howtos, but none seem to quite get there.
Have you considered trying OpenVPN? Unfortunately it means that you will have to install a client on the Windows side of things, but OpenVPN is in the standard repositories for Ubuntu. > Does anyone know where I can find a guide that works? Here is one that looks good: http://library.linode.com/networking/openvpn/ubuntu-10.04-lucid Pay close attention to the certification parts and make sure you don't miss out steps. Just to be clear, under no circumstances can I recommend that you use PPTP, it is simply too insecure. Yes, PPP does have some form of encryption that can be switched on, and while it's one step up from sending stuff in clear-text (I exaggerate, but PPTP is baaaaad), you don't want to have to rely on that. -- Regards, Jan Henkins -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
