> Based on other discussussions on the list my recollection is that IPSEC
> provides better performance if you need GigE or better data rates on
> your VPNs. My sense is that IPSEC may be more difficult to configure
> and less robust at keeping connections up, but this has probably
> improved in recent years.
ipsec is usually too complex .. for anything else than site to site
tunneled connections.
>
> The main advantage to pptp that I see is compatibility with mobile
> devices. A disadvantage of PPTP, as far as I know it cannot easily be
> tunneled through something like a linux firewall because it uses
> non-standard protocol packets (not TCP/UDP).
>
Well, at least linux support pptp connection tracking, but some poor
firewalls do not.
--
Eero
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