Poptop is a VPN server, it creates network that is constructed by using public wires to connect nodes. Poptop use encryption and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.

Name: poptop
HomePage: http://www.poptop.org/
Function:  Poptop is the PPTP server solution for Linux, PPTP stands for Point to Point Tunneling Protocol

1. Download the poptop VPN server (pptpd) RPM from http://www.poptop.org/

2. Download the ppp VPN server (ppp) RPM from http://www.poptop.org/ 

2. Install the ppp RPM

rpm -ivh ppp-2.4.3-5.rhel4.i386.rpm

3. Once ppp is installed, you’ll need to install poptop VPN server

rpm -ivh pptpd-1.3.3-1.rhel4.i386.rpm

4. Finally start the poptop server

/etc/init.d/pptpd start 

5. Edit the pptpd.conf file to change the settings of the VPN server

nano /etc/pptpd.conf

6. There is also a good webmin module for managing this server (http://www.webmin.com)

Trouble Shooting:

Go to the wiki page

Go to the 'Contact Us ' Forum

Go to the how-to's Support Forum

External Links:

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