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Four Things about linux as a PPTP client


  1. The connection info is stored at /etc/ppp/peers/
    • The filename in this directory is the name of the connection 
  2. The pptp options file, which should be listed in the connection file is typically stored at /etc/ppp/options.pptp
  3. The secrets file, that contains your username and password, is stored at /etc/ppp/chap-secrets
  4. To start the connection, type 
pppd call [connection name]

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