accel-ppp (l2tp/ppp/ppoe) software on ASUSWRT-Merlin

[chiwalfrm]

I wanted to replace the built-in PPTP VPN with a L2TP software instead because PPTP can be cracked within a day.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/arti...ck_widely_used_PPTP_encryption_in_under_a_day

Browing the Entware list of packages, I found "accel-ppp".
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accel-ppp - 1.7.3-1 - The ACCEL-PPP is high performance PPTP/L2TP/PPPoE server for Linux. Userspace daemon has its own PPP implementation, so it does not uses pppd and one process (multi-threaded) manages all connections.
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Installing it on ASUSWRT-Merlin went without a hitch.
Using the minimal config file posted at their website:
http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/accel-ppp/wiki/ConfigSOHO

I started it up and in the syslog, I see:
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Sep 18 09:40:07 RT-N16 accel-pppd: failed to load pptp kernel module
Sep 18 09:40:07 RT-N16 accel-pppd: failed to load pppoe kernel module
Sep 18 09:40:07 RT-N16 accel-pppd: unable to load l2tp kernel module
Sep 18 09:40:07 RT-N16 accel-pppd: accel-ppp version 1.7.3
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Any idea what is wrong? I searched this forum for "accel-ppp" and found nothing. I have already disabled the built-in PPTP daemon by setting it to 'No'.

The command to start it is:
/tmp/mnt/Entware/entware/sbin/accel-pppd -d -c /tmp/mnt/Entware/entware/etc/accel-ppp.conf

Thank you.

 

[RMerlin]

Why not use OpenVPN? It's far more secure, and is integrated into the firmware.

 

[theirongiant]

Why not use OpenVPN? It's far more secure, and is integrated into the firmware.

Sure, it's highly secure, but it's also a pain for newbies to set up. There are assumptions about familiarity with security terms and concepts that the average hobbyist doesn't know.

I tried it once between a Mac and a PC. It took me several hours on and off to get it right.

L2TP is reasonably secure while still being fairly simple to deploy.

 

[KAD]

you're either missing needed kernel modules
or the modules install (likely from entware)
are not compatible with your router