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Setup PPTP VPN Server on
CentOS 6
Last Updated: Thu, Mar 19, 2015
CentOS Linux Guides Networking
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current operating systems or software.
This guide explains how to setup your own PPTP VPN on CentOS
6 by using the pptpd daemon available in the yum repository.
Please note that security vulnerabilities have been found in the
PPTP protocol and it may be worth evaluating other VPN
protocols before utilizing PPTP.
Setup VPN server
Install the required packages.
yum install -y pptpd
Con�gure the PPTP settings. The "ppp" con�guration �les are
important for pptpd . First, con�gure /etc/ppp
/options.pptpd , as follows. If desired, you may change the
DNS servers.
name pptpd
refuse-pap
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refuse-chap
refuse-mschap
require-mschap-v2
require-mppe-128
proxyarp
lock
nobsdcomp
novj
novjccomp
nologfd
ms-dns 8.8.8.8
ms-dns 8.8.4.4
Next, add users to the PPTP VPN service by editing /etc/ppp
/chap-secrets . Change the username and passwords
accordingly.
vultr1 pptpd P@$$w0rd *
vultr2 pptpd P@$$w0rd2 *
Con�gure the pptpd daemon settings by editing
/etc/pptpd.conf . Use the following example con�guration.
You can change the IP address ranges if needed.
option /etc/ppp/options.pptpd
logwtmp
localip 192.168.80.1
remoteip 192.168.80.101-200
Next, edit /etc/sysctl.conf to enable IP forwarding.
sed -i 's/^net.ipv4.ip_forward.*/net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1/g' /etc/sysc
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sysctl -p
Con�gure routing with iptables.
iptables -A INPUT -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 1723 -j
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -s 192.168.80.0/24 -j MASQUERA
service iptables save
service iptables start
Start the service.
service pptpd start
Your PPTP server setup is complete. Now you can connect to
your own PPTP VPN server from your PC or mobile device.
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