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'''Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)''' is a protocol (set of communication rules) that allows corporations to extend their own corporate network through private "tunnels" over the public Internet. Effectively, a corporation uses a wide-area network as a single large local area network. A company no longer needs to lease its own lines for wide-area communication but can securely use the public networks.
'''Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)''' is a protocol (set of communication rules) that allows corporations to extend their own corporate network through private "tunnels" over the public Internet. Effectively, a corporation uses a wide-area network as a single large local area network. A company no longer needs to lease its own lines for wide-area communication but can securely use the public networks.
For a more in-depth configuration example, visit the '''[[PPTP configuration examples]]''' page.
===PPTP Client===
===PPTP Client===
In computer networking, '''Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)''' is a tunneling protocol used to support virtual private networks (VPNs). It is more secure than PPTP but, because it encapsulates the transferred date twice, but it is slower and uses more CPU power.
In computer networking, '''Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)''' is a tunneling protocol used to support virtual private networks (VPNs). It is more secure than PPTP but, because it encapsulates the transferred date twice, but it is slower and uses more CPU power.
For a more in-depth configuration example, visit the '''[[L2TP configuration examples]]''' page.
===L2TP Client===
===L2TP Client===
