[ale] PPTP tunnels for linux/windows/mac...

[Robert L. Harris]

Thus spake Geoffrey (esoteric at 3times25.net):

> Robert L. Harris wrote:
> >
> >ssh doesn't help too much for windows users who need a point and click
> >interface to their word documents, etc.  They want to just run a program
> >and "poof" they're on the network.  While that's not the "best" solution
> >the problem is that upper management generally finds their time better
> >spent "working" instead of learning to do their job better.
> 
> Then they're likely to spend a lot of time dealing with being hacked. 
> Not terribly productive either.

Yup, which is why I'm looking for an easy to install and maintain
solution that is secure.

> 
> >Got any links on the security issues with PPTP?
> 
> http://www.schneier.com/pptp.html
> 

Wasn't looking for a Windows server or the other well known one (the
name escapes me at the moment).  This is the one pointed out to me
which I haven't been able to read in full detail yet.

http://www.poptop.org/


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