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Categories CentOS Setup PPTP VPN Server on CentOS 6

Setup PPTP VPN Server on


CentOS 6
Last Updated: Thu, Mar 19, 2015
CentOS Linux Guides Networking

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This article is outdated and may not work correctly for


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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