iPhone -> Linux PPTP

Question

I have set up a PPTP tunnel on my linux box 192.168.1.10 (LAN is 192.168.1/24)

PPTP settings are: Local/Remote 192.168.2.10 / 192.168.2.100-200.

I can connect to the server with an iphone and can access ip addresses on the lan, but cannot connect to the internet with DNS. I can access the internet with ip addresses.

What am I doing wrong?

The DHCP which assigns the IP address inside of 192.168.1.x to the iPhone should also assign a DNS server (within the network), which should be capable of internal/external resolution. — Kyle Smith, Oct 18 '09 at 02:36

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 03 '11 at 23:15

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If you can use the IP addresses but not the names, it means that the DNS is not working.

Set the following in /etc/ppp/options (on the server):

ms-dns 208.67.222.222  
ms-dns 208.67.220.220

to use opendns, or easier to remember, Google public dns:

ms-dns 8.8.8.8
ms-dns 8.8.4.4

Those servers are anycasted around the world and are pretty reliable, and also quite fast!

answered Apr 03 '11 at 23:15

petrus

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That was a great explanation, and prompted me to go back and understand what Anycasting is, and why it is used. – SpacemanSpiff Apr 03 '11 at 23:37

iPhone -> Linux PPTP

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