Command Line Setup in Linux CentOS (PPTP)

Things to Consider:

Before you begin, please make sure that:

• You have a working internet connection
• Linux CentOS
• A Premium PureVPN account (if you haven’t bought it yet, click here to buy)

1 Run the following commands:

sudo yum update
sudo yum install pptp
sudo modprobe nf_conntrack_pptp
sudo modprobe ppp_mppe

2 Run sudo nano /etc/ppp/chap-secrets to edit the chap-secrets file as shown below:

vpnusername<space>PPTP<space>vpnpassword<space>*

Press CTRL+O to save the file, and CTRL+X to exit the editor.

3 To create a PureVPN file, run sudo nano<space>/etc/ppp/peers/purevpn and enter the following information:

Note: pty “pptp usca.pointtoserver.com –nolaunchpppd” In this command make sure to enter two “-” symbols before “nolaunchpppd”

pty “pptp usca.pointtoserver.com –nolaunchpppd”
name yourVPNusername
remotename PPTP
require-mppe-128
file /etc/ppp/options.pptp
ipparam purevpn

To save the file, press CTRL+O.  To exit the editor, press CTRL+X. Please note that we have currently used usca.pointtoserver.com as the server address. You can choose any server of your choice. The list of servers is available here

4 Run the command: sudo nano/etc/ppp/options.pptp Be sure there is no ‘#’ sign before these lines.

lock
noauth
refuse-pap
refuse-eap
refuse-chap
nobsdcomp
nodeflate
require-mppe-128

Once this is done, Press CTRL+X to exit.

5 Run sudo nano /etc/ppp/ip-up.localand add the following line. By doing so, it will set the default route to ppp0.

/sbin/route add default ppp0

6 To save the file, press CTRL+O. To exit the editor, press CTRL+X.

7 In order to execute the file, run: sudo chmod 755 /etc/ppp/ip-up.local

• Connect to the VPN by running sudo pppd call purevpn
• Run curl ipinfo.io to check the accuracy of your VPN IP and location.
• To disconnect the VPN, run sudo pkill pppd
• If you are unable to connect, please check your connection logs by running sudo cat /var/log/messages | grep pppd 

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