That's something I haven't seen well mentioned elsewhere; like in the Linux options for GRE tunneling. Anyone know where else this association should be mentioned? On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 08:44:31PM -0600, Greg Scott wrote: > Yes - they are both the same. GRE is the name of the IP protocol used > for exchanging messages. PPTP - Point to Point Tunneling Protocol. -- Michael T. Babcock CTO, FibreSpeed Ltd. (Hosting, Security, Consultation, Database, etc) http://www.fibrespeed.net/~mbabcock/