Re: problem getting client to connect via pptpd

LOL... I like James' elaborate rant better than what I was going to say;
that's why we field consultants get the big bucks, cuz we figure out how
to make this stuff work.  :) 

<Quick story>

I was out of town in a hotel a couple months ago, trying to PPTP VPN
back to my place from the "free" hotel Internet connection.  Of course
it didn't work and naturally I knew why.  Calling the front desk to ask
about this stuff is like a trip to the Twilight Zone.  I finally got in
contact with the IT support company the hotel used and tried to explain
why they should really allow GRE packets out of their network so I could
VPN back to my office.  Then we got into an explanation of the
difference between an IP protocol and TCP/UDP port and my optimism level
went way down.  After a few minutes, he said he would get back to me.
Of course, nobody called back.  Fortunately for me, Verizon Wireless is
still so far wide-open and I can PPTP back to my place that way.   I've
had lots of customers try to PPTP in from hotels with similar problems
but this is the first time I've dealt with it myself.  It's maddening
that expensive hotels are so willfully careless.  

</Quick Story>

- Greg


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