What is pptpproxy ?

    pptpproxy forwards PPTP VPN connections through a Linux firewall.

What's a PPTP, and what's a VPN ?

    Very briefly: a VPN lets you securely connect your home
    computer to your corporate network. PPTP is a kind of VPN.

    Here are some useful links:

    http://www.poptop.org
    http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/
    http://www.windowsnetworking.com/j_helmig/vpn.htm

What good is it to me ?

    Here's a scenario where pptpproxy will help:
        - You have a Win2k box at home that you'd like to telecommute from.
        - Said Win2k box is behind a Linux firewall
        - You're trying to hitch onto your corporate network PPTP VPN server to get some work done.

    Here's another:
        - You have a Win2k PPTP server at your company.
        - Said PPTP server box is behind a Linux firewall
        - You'd like to connect to it from a remote place (i.e. Home)

Who wrote it ?

    mgix@mgix.com


Why did you write this ?

    pptpproxy is the byproduct of me getting tired of trying to
    get iptables, ipchains  or whatever it's called this week to
    properly forward PPTP through my Linux firewall. Patching and
    recompiling kernels is fun once in a while, but one eventually tires of it.

    Sticking to what I know I wrote a good old forwarder daemon.
    It's most probably not as elegant as a kernel+iptables based solutions,
    but it has the very sizeable advantage of Working For Me (tm).

    Since there might be other people out there who do not consider fiddling
    for hours with iptables, tcpdump and kernel code the epitome of a good week-end,
    I thought I'd share the thing.

This turned out to be really useful. How can I help ?

    You could consider making a $10 donation:

        http://www.e-gold.com   :   2230424
        http://www.paypal.com   :   mgix@mgix.com

What about the license ?

    pptpproxy and its source code are in the public domain.

What kind of support is there  ?

    I do provide consulting support for pptpproxy for a small fee.
    Just drop me an email at mgix@mgix.com.