Does DD-WRT support PPTP?
Does DD-WRT support PPTP?
PPTP has been made obsolete by Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP), IPSec and OpenVPN, but its still commonly used and natively supported by a lage scale of routers and clients. One of the big advantages of using PPTP over OpenVPN with DD-WRT is that PPTP is supported out-of-the-box for 4Mb firmware images and up.
What version of PPTP client is used in OpenWrt?
NOTE: As of writing this guide, the pptp client used in OpenWrt is version 1.7.1-3, same version used by many Linux flavors so if the configuration with help of LuCI described bellow does not work for you, it’s possible to configure it in the original intended Linux way, adapting instructions.
How do I setup PPTP on my router?
All other routers have the pptp-server per default. Goto the Web Administration and goto the “ADMINISTRATION”Tab, and the “SERVICES”sub-tab. Go down and you will see “PPTP Server”. This option is disabled by default, so to setup PPTP, you click “ENABLE”. (In v24 and higher PPTP is a sub-tab in the Services main tab.)
How do I setup PPTP on a BCM router?
On BCM routers make sure you have flashed at least the “mini”firmware to your router. All other routers have the pptp-server per default. Goto the Web Administration and goto the “ADMINISTRATION”Tab, and the “SERVICES”sub-tab. Go down and you will see “PPTP Server”. This option is disabled by default, so to setup PPTP, you click “ENABLE”.
