Topic: Allowing PPTP

[Dave]

When you place a number other than '0' in the PPTP field in the remote access section of the server, the documentation leads me to believe that the server is ready to accept incoming PPTP requests.

What exactly happens when this is enabled?  Does it simply open up a port?

I'm getting frustrated trying to connect remotely from Windows 2000...

[Carl]

Just started looking at the e-smith server, but I read the doc's to be the same as you anything other than a 0 allows access. PPTP uses port 1723 and GRE 47, so the ipchains should add a line such as:
ACCEPT     tcp  ------  0.0.0.0/0            XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX         * ->   1723

where XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX is your external interface(NIC)
hope this helps

[Dave]

I'm stupid when it comes to networking, so please help me out a bit -

To edit the IPChain as you suggest, does that have to be done to the router or the server software?

Thanks for your input....