BW: PoPToP the free Virtual Private Network solution for Linux | Linux Today

BW: PoPToP the free Virtual Private Network solution for Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 14, 1999

“To date no real solution has existed for IT administrators who
wished to include Linux servers in PPTP established VPNs. PoPToP
resolves that problem by allowing Linux servers to function
seamlessly in the PPTP VPN environment…The current prerelease
version supports both Windows NT PPTP clients and PPTP Linux
clients.”

“The PoPToP server is free software, licensed under the terms of
the GPL…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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