(J'ai CC'd la liste debian-user-french par demande. Je ne parle pas
francais, cependant.)
I am providing kernel-image and ppp packages for Debian/woody with a
Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption ("MPPE") module for the
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol ("PPTP").
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Step 1. Add these lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list file:
deb http://www.vanadac.com/~dajhorn/projects/debian-pptp woody main
deb-src http://www.vanadac.com/~dajhorn/projects/debian-pptp woody main
Step 2. Update the APT databases:
# apt-get update
Step 3. Install the packages.
# apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.18-mppe
# apt-get install ppp
# apt-get install pptp-linux
(You may need to use the --reinstall switch if you already have the ppp
or pptp-linux packages installed.)
Step 4. Reboot the system.
# reboot
Step 5. Populate /etc/ppp as required or desired.
This document is helpful:
http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/howto-debian.phtml
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Notes:
- The bundled pam file is incompatible with Debian/woody. If you are
running a PPP server, then you must make appropriate changes. This will
be fixed in the package shortly. (Marco noticed the problem, thanks.)
- These packages are safe to use with pinning because the Release file
exists and contains the appropriate information.
- The kernel-image revision corresponds to the kernel-source revision.
If I change something, then 2.4.18-13.1 will be the next version number.
If the official source changes, then 2.4.18-14 will be the next
version number.
(This is slightly different than the way the official maintainer does
it, but users might infer that it was built from -1 if I started at -1.)
- The MPPE patch changes the ppp core. A package that provides only the
ppp_mppe.o module would, therefore, need to divert and provide
ppp_generic.o also, which could cause breakage or unexpected
side-effects with an official upgrade.
(Rather, I'm not willing to follow upstream that closely.)
- Security updates will be provided on a best-effort basis only.
(ie: A few days after I become aware of the update.)
HTH, but YMMV.
