local-address clarification

RouterOS Beginner Basics
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I am looking at RouterOS solution to replace our existing Netopia VPN router. The Netopia will only support 16 PPTP connections. I have a demo system I am testing. In configuring the Netopia there is no field which maps to the “local-address” field in the PPP client or profile data. I don’t seem to find a definition of this field that doesn’t say more than “IP address or IP address pool name for PPP server.” Is this the routers LAN side port address? (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx below)

{ISP}— yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy --|RouterOS|-- xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx – LAN

.thanks
.rick..

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local-address is the address, which is assigned to the PPP tunnel, local-address belongs to server.
remote-address belongs to client in PPP communications.

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Thanks, I looked again at the docs last evening and got a “flash” of understanding. Not sure why the idea wouldn’t penetrate my brain earlier. I’ve got a 433AH on the way. Looking forward to working with it.

.rick..