Re: Linux PPTP VPN server - can't map Windows shares/printers

From: NetNITCO Systems Administration (joshadmin_at_netnitco.net)
Date: 11/24/03

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    To: Mitchell Rowton <mrowton@bdo.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 09:37:44 -0600

    On Fri, 2003-11-21 at 15:24, Mitchell Rowton wrote:
    > If you don't see any drops at your firewall then think about MTU size.
    > Windows shares use large maximum segment sizes and are on of the first
    > symptoms when you introduce a new VPN.

    My MTU setting in /etc/ppp/options.pptpd is currently set to 1450. I
    wouldn't imagine that this is too low, but as this is my first VPN
    server, I'm open to suggestions. However, I believe this to be a
    problem with routing the appropriate data through the server.

    Thanks,

    --Josh

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