How to Install PoPToP
PoPToP is a PPTP server for Linux with the capacity to interface with Linux and Windows computers using the PPTP protocol. Installation of the software can be somewhat difficult and it requires root access to the console. Proper installation allows for a variety of data sharing applications, including remote desktop connections. PoPToP installation also requires the installation of a variety of support software, detailed below.
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Instructions
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Download all the files in the Resources section.
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Start a new console session with root access and navigate to the directory containing your downloaded files.
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Execute the following commands, one per line: "tar zxvf ppp-2.4.1.tar.gz," "tar zxvf ppp-2.4.1-MSCHAPv2-mppe-require-mppe-smbpw.patch," "tar zxvf libsmbw-1.3.tar.gz," "tar zxvf pptd.1.3.4.tar.gz" and "tar zxvf Linux-PAM-0.77.tar.gz."
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Execute the following commands, one per line: "cd libsmbpw-1.3," "make," "cp libsmbpw.1.3.so libsmbpw.a libsmbpw.so /lib" and "Idconfig," "cd Linux-PAM-0.77," "./configure," "make" and "make install."
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Execute the following commands, one per line: "cp ppp-2.4.1-MSCHAPv2-mppe-require-mppe-smbpw.patch ppp-2.4.1," "cd ppp-2.4.1," "patch -p1 < ppp-2.4.1-MSCHAPv2-mppe-require-mppe-smbpw.patch," "./configure," "make" and "make install."
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Execute the following commands, one per line: "cd pptpd-1.1.3," "./configure," "make" and "make install."
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Open a new file browser with root access and navigate to "/etc/ppp." Open "options.conf" and configure the settings as necessary for your connection.
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Navigate to "/etc" and open "pptpd.conf" and modify the settings as necessary. Open "chap-secrets" and modify the settings as necessary.
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Launch PoPToP from the command window with "/usr/local/sbin/pptpd."
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