Re: Multiple PPTP connections from same public IP ?

[Michael Gale <michael.gale@pason.com>]

Hey,

	Thanks for the reply, I will look into upgrading this kernel.

Michael


Pascal Hambourg wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Michael Gale wrote :
>>
>> Am I correct that mutliple GRE (proto 47) tunnels would be a problem 
>> when the clients have the same IP address ?
> 
> Yes, unless the NAT in "firewall A" has PPTP support.
> 
>> We are running the standard kernel 2.6.9-42.0.3.EL.
> 
> On "firewall A" ? If so, can't you use a more recent kernel ? PPTP 
> conntrack and NAT support, formerly in the patch-o-matic-ng, was added 
> in the mainline kernel in version 2.6.14.
> 

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Pason Systems Corp.

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