Establishing a VPN connection to an MS server

I need to establish a VPN connection to a Microsoft-oriented
server from a Linux box. I know how to do so using the Network
Connections and NetworkManager tools in the Gnome desktop. However, I
need to do it from a box that is not running Gnome. How can the
connection be established from the command line? Can anybody redirect me
to tutorials on this subject?

On Tue, 2011-03-15, Clark Smith wrote:
> I need to establish a VPN connection to a Microsoft-oriented
> server from a Linux box. I know how to do so using the Network
> Connections and NetworkManager tools in the Gnome desktop. However, I
> need to do it from a box that is not running Gnome. How can the
> connection be established from the command line? Can anybody redirect me
> to tutorials on this subject?

VPN is a very generic term -- which protocol do you have to speak?
Does that Gnome thing just call it "VPN"?

Some googling suggests it may be PPTP:

pptp-linux
Client for the proprietary Microsoft Point-to-Point Tunneling
Protocol, PPTP. Allows connection to a PPTP based VPN as used by
employers and some cable and ADSL service providers.

How you use it also depends on what Linux distribution you're using.
E.g. on Debian you want it to be available for starting/stopping via
interfaces(5).

If you google on e.g. Debian PPTP you get tons of seemingly useful
hits.

/Jorgen

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