Mailing List os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com Archived Message #6173

From: "Lewis G Rosenthal" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> Full Headers
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Subject: TOT: VPN types (was:Re: [OS2Wireless] Re: Is there such a device?)
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:52:20 -0400
To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>

This OT stuff really needs to wind up. eCS-Technical might be a good place, or if people want an eCS networking list, we can make that happen.

On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:04:51 -0400 "Stan Sidlov" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> wrote:
>How's the OS/2 client with connecting to MS PPTP type servers? DD-WRT is linux, and the newest versions use OpenVPN. See: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/VPN_(the_easy_way)_v24%2B but all versions also support PPTP http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/PPTP_Server_Configuration  As I read these, it sounds like the OpenVPN requires a OpenVPN client. 
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OpenVPN *only* does SSL VPN, The PPTP functionality in DD-WRT is provided by a protocol driver only. PPTP does *not* encrypt packets, whereas OpenVPN uses OpenSSL.

Apples & oranges.

Now, could we *please* relocate this discussion to a more appropriate forum? :-)
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Lewis G Rosenthal
Rosenthal a Rosenthal, LLC
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