FreeBSD PPTP Client: Install and Create a VPN

To install and create a VPN connection using PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) on a FreeBSD system, you can use the ppp and pptp utilities.

1. First, you need to install the ppp and pptp utilities. You can install them using the pkg command. For example:

pkg install ppp
pkg install pptp-client

This will install the ppp and pptp utilities on the system.

2. Next, you need to create a configuration file for the PPTP VPN connection. You can create a file called /etc/ppp/pptp-vpn and add the following configuration:

pty "pptp vpn.example.com --nolaunchpppd"
lock
noauth
nobsdcomp
nodeflate
name your_username
password your_password

Replace vpn.example.com with the hostname or IP address of the PPTP VPN server, and replace your_username and your_password with your VPN login credentials.

3. To connect to the PPTP VPN using the ppp utility, you can use the following command:

ppp -ddial pptp-vpn

This will connect to the PPTP VPN using the ppp utility and the configuration file /etc/ppp/pptp-vpn.

To disconnect from the VPN, you can use the killall command to terminate the ppp process. For example:

killall ppp

This will disconnect from the PPTP VPN.

You can find more information about the ppp and pptp utilities in the FreeBSD documentation or by searching online.

Note: PPTP is an older VPN protocol that has known security vulnerabilities and is not recommended for use. It is recommended to use a more secure VPN protocol such as OpenVPN or WireGuard.