Issue
- PPTP VPN is not working after installing CSF firewall.
- How to allow PPTP in cPanel server with CSF firewall ?
Solution
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Create a file /etc/csf/csfpre.sh with the below contents.
iptables -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 1723 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -i eth0 -p gre -j ACCEPT
iptables -A OUTPUT -p gre -j ACCEPT
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE
iptables -A FORWARD -i ppp+ -o eth0 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A FORWARD -i eth0 -o ppp+ -j ACCEPT -
Create a file /etc/csf/csfpost.sh with the below contents.
service pptpd stop
service pptpd start - Now Restart csf with csf -r command. The VPN should work fine now.
