$NetBSD: patch-ag,v 1.1.1.1 2000/04/10 01:14:02 jtk Exp $ Index: pptp.8 --- /dev/null Sun Apr 9 20:55:33 2000 +++ pptp.8 Sun Apr 9 20:55:52 2000 @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ +.\" Manual page for pptp-1.0.2 +.\" Information gleaned from USING file in the distribution +.\" SH section heading +.\" SS subsection heading +.\" LP paragraph +.\" IP indented paragraph +.\" TP hanging label +.Dd April 9, 2000 +.Dt pptp 8 +.Sh NAME +.Nm pptp +.Nd Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol daemon +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm +.Ar hostname +.Op Ar ppp-options +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Nm +manages +a virtual private network (VPN) connection using Microsoft +PPTP protocols using IP GRE tunneling protocols. +.Nm +uses +.Xr pppd 8 +on a pseudo-tty +to negotiate the connection with MS-CHAP authentication. +.Pp +Because +.Nm +uses GRE by using a raw IP socket, it will not work if your kernel has +the +.Xr gre 4 +pseudo-device +configured. +The +.Ar hostname +parameter specifies which host should be contacted as the PPTP server. +Additional parameters are passed on to +.Ic pppd +and typically include a remote username or a file containing options. +.Pp +.Nm +must be run as root. + +.Sh EXAMPLE +.Nm +.Ar vpnhost.company.com +.Ar file +.Pa /etc/ppp/options.pptp.company.com +.Sh FILES +.Pa /var/run/pptp/ +is created as a socket. It is used for communicating with an existing +PPTP call manager for a given remote server host. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr pppd 8 , +.Xr gre 4 , +.Pa ${PREFIX}/share/doc/pptp/USING + +