Application:PPTP vpn

Summary
PPTP is a VPN protocol used on Windows workstations. For more information see Wikipedia page Wikipedia: PPTP

This tutorial describe howto connect your WebOS device to private network... For example, it can be use for access to internal tracking systems from your phone.

Tip: If you want simple graphic interface for manage VPNs, you can try early snapshots of PreVPNc - webOS VPN manager

What you need before

 * WebOS 1.4.1 with kernel 2.6.24-palm-joplin-3430
 * Chrooted Debian
 * Some experience with Linux

Installation
All comands type in chrooted Debian environment.


 * Install pptp daemon


 * Write your client configuration to /etc/ppp/peers/myvpn (I use configuration generated by kvpnc application...)

For example:


 * Download and unpack kernel modules and starting script


 * Edit your user name, password and vpn route rules in script ./vpnc/vpn.sh

Start VPN

 * Run vpn.sh script...

Warning!
Module ppp_mppe (Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption support) is experimental in version 2.6.24!