Adressing in PPTP server

RouterOS General
1

Hello,

I have a PPTP server with around 50 PPTP connections coming in.
I have set my IP addresses like
[Site1, account1] : ServerAdress = 10.10.254.254, ClientAdress=10.10.1.1
[Site1, account2] : ServerAdress = 10.10.254.254, ClientAdress=10.10.1.2
[Site30, account7] : ServerAdress = 10.10.254.254, ClientAdress=10.10.30.7
etc
So my PPTP server address is always 10.10.254.254, which is working fine for my current needs (SNMP monitoring of remote devices)

I have noticed that when people do PPTP connections, they rather use a /30 network, so my example would become
[Site1, account1] : ServerAdress = 10.10.10.1, ClientAdress=10.10.10.2
[Site1, account2] : ServerAdress = 10.10.10.5, ClientAdress=10.10.10.6
[Site30, account7]: ServerAdress = 10.10.30.29, ClientAdress=10.10.30.30
etc

finally, question is: is it BAD to have only 1 PPTP Server Address (10.10.254.254) for all the PPTP connections, will i regret this choice one day, or is it just esthetic?

Thanks

2

No, its not bad to have only server address. I try to use just one as often as the situation permits. I prefer to have the server address in the profile and then use a pool, also from the profile, when possible. When you need the IP address to stay the same each time, I move the client address to the secret.

3

ok thanks for your answer ssofet

4

No problem, glad I could help :smiley: