Can we do secure PPTP over the SSH, in security, like a VPN?

frenchn00b · 11-09-2009, 02:38 AM

Since Openvpn is too complicated, i.e. not Human to be installed and not standard, as microsoft, PPTP over SSH could be a solution?

Is this secured? Any ideas how to make it, if it is still an up to date way to be in our network?

Is PPTP still valuable tool. It is said not to use it anymore.

If ok, is there HOWTO / TUTO good for Debian Squeeze?

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I found this doc. but ok , http://help.lockergnome.com/windows/...ict555941.html

pcunix · 11-09-2009, 08:23 AM

I'm confused.

Ssh traffic is encrypted. What problem are we trying to solve?

huwnet · 11-09-2009, 10:12 AM

If you want a pptp VPN server, you can get one for Linux even if you don't want to use OpenVPN

frenchn00b · 11-09-2009, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huwnet

If you want a pptp VPN server, you can get one for Linux even if you don't want to use OpenVPN

Unfortunately it is too much complicated to setup a openvpn server under linux.

I would rather use a PPTP which has nothgin to configure, and make it secured over SSH.

What do you think?

lleb · 11-10-2009, 10:21 AM

i dont think you understand what pptp is. it is just a different flavor of VPN.

frenchn00b · 11-10-2009, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lleb

i dont think you understand what pptp is. it is just a different flavor of VPN.

but pptp is not recommended to be used, because it is unsecured, is this right?

frenchn00b · 11-21-2009, 01:24 AM

Code:

I'm one of those paranoid types. Is it possible to ssh tunnel my samba mount?

Sure it is. The following lines on a shell should have the desired result.
ssh -f -N -L 9900:myserver.cims.nyu.edu:139 myname@myserver.cims.nyu.edu

mount -t smbfs -o username=myname,port=9900 //localhost/myname /local.mount.point

can I do something like this for pptp? whcih port?

pptp is not secure but is more standard than openvpn.
openvpn needs lot of exe and complication.
You take windows XP, setup the connection with pptp and it works
no openvpn exe files.

frenchn00b · 11-21-2009, 05:21 AM

I made a schematic of what I would like :

http://yellowprotoss.ye.funpic.org/w...RED_UBUNTU.jpg

here they say that pptp is not secured: http://www.poptop.org/

lleb · 11-29-2009, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frenchn00b

but pptp is not recommended to be used, because it is unsecured, is this right?

http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/VPN-Options.html

takes work but you can secure pptp enough, but if you are wanting military grade security, then pptp will not be your option and you MUST learn howto configure a proper vpn server/client relation.