Subject: Re: IP Tunneling I think ?
To: None <tech-net@netbsd.org>
From: Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>
List: tech-net
Date: 01/26/1999 10:50:09
>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Brown <twofsonet@graffiti.com> writes:
Andrew> On Mon, Jan 25, 1999 at 08:49:53PM -0500, Michael
Andrew> C. Richardson wrote:
>> ... PPTP essentially creates tunnel for the PPP layer packets
>> on top of IP.
Andrew> actually...i think it's more like
Andrew> ppp{ip{pptp{ip}}}
Andrew> 1) since ppp is your link layer between you and your
Andrew> provider... 2) ip gets the pptp packets (ip protocol
Andrew> number 47) from the pptp client to the pns (pptp network
I thought it was over UDP, but same difference. Open an IPPROTO_47
raw socket.
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