Re: [m0n0wall] PPTP with small public IP subnet

From:	Chris Buechler <cbuechler at gmail dot com>
To:	Mike Zanker <mike at zanker dot org>
Cc:	m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
Subject:	Re: [m0n0wall] PPTP with small public IP subnet
Date:	Wed, 2 Mar 2005 23:20:57 -0500

On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 22:09:37 +0000, Mike Zanker <mike at zanker dot org> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm running m0n0wall on my home ADSL connection with a /28 LAN of public
> IP addresses. I'd quite like to be able to make a VPN connection into my
> /28 when I'm away from home - is it possible to enable PPTP or IPSec
> with a small subnet like this?
> 

You can set up a PPTP subnet that's a private subnet and it should
have no problems communicating with your LAN.  It doesn't have to be a
part of your LAN subnet, as has been frequently recommended in the
past.  We're currently working on a re-write of the PPTP chapter to
reflect this.

-Chris