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