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

[Geoffrey]

Robert L. Harris wrote:
> 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/

Doesn't really matter, it implements the same solution.  Has the same 
design failures. poptop is pptp for Linux, no more.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey	esoteric at 3times25.net

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