need advice or help to get OSX VPN to mikrotik working/setup

RouterOS General
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Hi,

I’m currently have multiple mikrotik setups configured and running, but I need to be able to have client’s use there Apple OSX buildin VPN client to connect to internal networks.

Could somebody share the config or point me to a setup/howto ?

I’m even willing to pay (paypal) somebody who helps getting this setup…

thanks,
Rene’

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one of internal Mac OS services is PPTP

use that and your Mac os customer should not have any problems connecting to your network.

use manual to get to know PPTP on routeros

how-to’s about pptp configuration on mac os you can find using internet search engines.

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sorry, but I was under the impression that PPTP isn’t secure ?

I need a secure solution like IPSEC…

Rene’

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I guess that depends on your definition of ‘secure’.

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true,

so is there anybody who can help me getting a setup done via IPSEC ? or at least L2TP ?

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MPPE128 Encryption within PPTP is not secure enough?..

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Well, our client requested a IPSEC connection…and I obviously would like to use the mikrotik setup to connect them…

Chupaka,

Do you have a proof of concept for MPPE128 Encryption via PPTP for (Mikrotik<->OSX) ?

I’m don’t have the time to research this, If you are able to help setup a working config I would pay for your time…

Rene’

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if you have a secure option like ipsec/l2tp you should use it, as pptp is insecure by design and by implementation (where i do not know how mt implemented it, i think it is poptop):

http://www.schneier.com/pptp.html

perhaps first try a ipsec/l2tp-connection against a openswan and after you have that working try it with a mikrotik-box. by that you eliminate errors on the osx-side.

http://www.jacco2.dds.nl/networking/freeswan-panther.html

jacco is always a good source of information when it comes to ipsec.