On 2014-03-20, patrick keshishian <pkesh...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 3/20/14, Stefan Sperling <s...@openbsd.org> wrote: > [...] >> And, as goes without saying, if possible, please consider using a different >> protocol. PPTP's weaknesses have been well understood for a long time now. >> Much better alternatives are available in the base system and the ports >> tree. > > The statement "much better alternatives are available" suggests > the user has a choice in picking these alternatives. This isn't the > case some of the time. > > In my case, in the recent past, I was either to use PPTP or some > other proprietary solution in order to connect to my employer's > network. The proprietary solution would require lugging around > a Windows or Mac laptop, which made PPTP the "much better > alternative", allowing work in my preferred environment.
Which particular proprietary solution? If by any chance it's Cisco anyconnect, see ports/net/openconnect...
