TP-Link TL-ER6020 3.5.3 L2TP/PPTP, 3.5.3.1 L2TP/PPTP Tunnel, Protocol, Media, Length of Header

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3.5.3 L2TP/PPTP

outgoing SPI value are different. However, the Incoming SPI value must match the Outgoing SPI value at the other end of the tunnel, and vice versa. The connection status on the remote endpoint of this tunnel is as the following figure shows. The SPI value is obtained via auto-negotiation.

3.5.3 L2TP/PPTP

Layer 2 VPN tunneling protocol consists of L2TP (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol) and PPTP (Point to Point Tunneling Protocol).

Both L2TP and PPTP encapsulate packet and add extra header to the packet by using PPP (Point to Point Protocol). Table depicts the difference between L2TP and PPTP.

Protocol

Media

Tunnel

Length of Header

Authentication

 

 

 

 

 

PPTP

IP network

Single tunnel

6 bytes at least

Not supported

 

 

 

 

 

 

IP network of

 

 

 

 

UDP, frame relay

 

 

 

L2TP

virtual circuit,

Multiple tunnels

4 bytes at least

Supported

 

X.25 virtual

 

 

 

 

circuit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.5.3.1L2TP/PPTP Tunnel

On this page, you can configure the L2TP/PPTP VPN.

Choose the menu VPN→L2TP/PPTP→L2TP/PPTP Tunnel to load the following page.

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TP-Link TL-ER6020 manual 3.5.3 L2TP/PPTP, 3.5.3.1 L2TP/PPTP Tunnel, Protocol, Media, Length of Header, Authentication