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Feature changed by: Сергей Миронов (serg0)
Feature #310571, revision 2
  Title: L2TP connections setup via YaST in yast2-network module
   
  openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed
  Priority
      Requester: Mandatory
   
  Requested by: Сергей Миронов (serg0)
   
Description:
- Many internet-providers give an opportunity to create pptp-connections
- and l2tp-connections.
- PPTP protocol is used widely.
- But L2TP protocol is more stable and fast in use. The speed of my
- internet (and not only for me!) significally increased after I changed
- pptp on l2tp. With pptp my speed was 2Mbit/s (download) and 1,5 Mbit/s
- (upload). With l2tp I got 10 Mbit/s on download and 30 Mbit/s on
- upload. It is a result of tests on speedtest.net and 2 other sites.
+ Many internet-providers give an opportunity to create VPN-connection
+ via pptp-protocol and l2tp-protocol.
+ PPTP protocol is used widely. It is old and slow.
+ L2TP protocol is more stable and fast in use.
+ The speed of my internet (and not only for me!) significally increased
+ after I changed pptp on l2tp. With pptp my speed was 2Mbit/s (download)
+ and 1,5 Mbit/s (upload). With l2tp I got 10 Mbit/s on download and 30
+ Mbit/s on upload. It is a result of tests on speedtest.net and 2 other
+ sites.
  The PPTP connection I made with yast2-network module (DSL). It is fast,
  simple and convinient way (as everythins in Yast). But this module does
  not have an opportunity to make VPN connection via L2TP protocol.
  I suggest to add L2TP protocol in yast2-network module to make
  connections via PPP over Ethernet, PPP over ATM, CAPI for ADSL, Point
  To Point Connection Protocol and L2TP CONNECTION PROTOCOL !
- In forums I looked at different ways to run l2tp connection. The best
- one on my opinion is using the script from
- here:  http://homenet.corbina.net/index.php?showtopic=267122 
(http://homenet.corbina.net/index.php?showtopic=267122) 
+ I used xl2tp package but I couldn't tune right all nesessary scripts in
+ /etc/ppp directory.
+ In forums I looked at different ways to run proper l2tp connection. The
+ best one on my opinion is using the script from
+ here:  http://homenet.corbina.net/index.php?showtopic=267122 
(http://homenet.corbina.net/index.php?showtopic=267122)  This
+ script helped me to use xl2tpd and establish l2tp connection.
+ Searching for this method takes several days. In spite of working l2tp-
+ connercion I am not sure in security as it was with PPTP connection
+ created with DSL module in yast2-network.
+ Another method for l2tp-connections developed for
+ Mandriva:  http://code.google.com/p/vpnpptp/ 
(http://code.google.com/p/vpnpptp/)
+   (http://code.google.com/p/vpnpptp/)   PLEASE add L2TP protocol to YaST!
+ I sure it'll improve my favourite openSUSE beside other popular
+ distros. 
+   For simple users like me, not for red-eyes linux-penguins, YaST is
+ more convenient method to create l2tp-connections beside a manually
+ correction of shell-scripts in core of operating system. 
+   Unfortunately i    n Windows L2TP connections are available in built-
+ in Network-connections-module in Control Panel. But OpenSUSE has not
+ suth a necessary tool. 
+   Vote for L2TP to openSUSE!!!  
   

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openSUSE Feature: 
https://features.opensuse.org/310571