RE: PPTP through masquerading gateway

["Rowan Reid" <rreid@studio3arc.com>]

First off thanks for taking the time.


> Anyway, PPTP forwarding with kernel 2.4.18 works, so you 
> should be able to do it too (and use ReiserFS) :o)


ftp://ftp.rubyriver.com/pub/jhardin/masquerade/ip_masq_vpn.html

I'm assuming you used the above patch with the

zcat patchfile.gz | patch -l -p1 

Patch this is the only way I got it to work.



> If you portscan port tcp/1723 to your external gateway IP 
> from *another external IP*, what is the state of the port  ? 
> Don't portscan to the external IP from the machine itself or 
> from any host behind iptables being NATted on that gateway. 
> The results will be meaningless, it's like if there's no 
> iptables running at all.

My test situation is basically two networks 192.168.2.0/24
And 192.168.1.0/24 with my Firewall playing router. I test
From a single machine on 192.168.1.0/24. knowing that you got this
To work I'll put some more time into trouble shooting it.


> Hope this helps,
> 

It’s a great start