2014-03-20 1:15 GMT+02:00 Stefan Sperling <s...@openbsd.org>: > > ppp(8) used net/pptp as a pseudo-device via pipes to a pptp process. > > With pppd(8) I don't think there is support for using a pipe to > a separate process as a device. Perhaps there is another way > to make pptp work with pppd. I don't know. >
> npppd supports PPTP but I believe it's currently server-side only. > One possible path forward would be PPTP-client support in npppd. > I don't know if there are any plans for this and I don't have any > such plans myself. > > Yes, it's only server-side > Even though I'm still listed as maintainer of net/pptp I haven't used > it in a long time. If net/pptp goes away I won't miss it. > >From FAQ: PPTP > The Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a proprietary Microsoft > protocol. A pptp client is available which interfaces with > pppd(8)<http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pppd&sektion=8> and > is capable of connecting to the PPTP-based Virtual Private Networks (VPN) > used by some cable and xDSL providers. pptp itself must be installed from > packages <http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq15.html#PkgMgmt> or > ports<http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq15.html#Ports>. > Further instructions on setting up and using pptp are available in the man > page which is installed with the pptp package. Is the following patch correct: --- faq6.html Mon Dec 2 09:06:04 2013 +++ faq6.html.new Thu Mar 20 10:35:38 2014 @@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ The Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) is a proprietary Microsoft protocol. A pptp client is available which interfaces with -<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pppd&sektion=8 ">pppd(8)</a> +<a href=" http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ppp&sektion=8&manpath=OpenBSD+5.4 ">ppp(8)</a> and is capable of connecting to the PPTP-based Virtual Private Networks (VPN) used by some cable and xDSL providers. pptp itself must be installed from <a href="faq15.html#PkgMgmt">packages</a>
