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securing pppd (was: Re: [ILUG] VPN Networks)

securing pppd (was: Re: [ILUG] VPN Networks)

kevin lyda kevin+dated+1040212739.ae4a0d at ie.suberic.net
Fri Dec 13 12:00:04 GMT 2002


On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 07:56:11AM +0000, Ronan Waide wrote:
> On December 12, rick at linuxmafia.com said:
> > There's been an easier if maybe a little scruffier way to do it, for a
> > long time:  Redirect pppd through ssh.  The VPN HOWTO covers this:
> > http://linuxselfhelp.com/HOWTO/VPN-HOWTO-4.html
> TCP over SSH considered, well, if not harmful, at least potentially
> frustrating:
> 
> http://sites.inka.de/sites/bigred/devel/tcp-tcp.html

yeah, seen that site.  and the points he makes make complete sense.
but my experience in using ppp over ssh off and on for over 5 years is
that it works fine.  complex systems have odd interactions.

kevin

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