Hi Match,

> There was a two part article in Linux Journal about January this year.
> This discussed using pppd and ssh to implement a VPN. This might
> help.

I need to read my Linux Journals.  They (and lots of other publications) 
pile up, unread.

I've actually used pppd and ssh to implement this VPN for almost two years
now - who knew I was on the cutting edge?!  We are having a few problems 
recently with a couple of these VPN links.

I am re-doing the VPN between two of the links to NOT use the PPP/SSH
because of too high latency on one link (messes up our app - Citrix
Winframe) and an unexplained loss of bandwidth on the other link (for no
apparent reason, we suddenly start getting 50% packet loss at the 64-byte
packet-size, and 100% packet loss at 256-byte or more packet-size). 

The second link is the one that is mysterious to me.  It should work 
fine.  I have 6 or 7 other VPN links with PPP/SSH that never exhibit this 
behavior.  The only way to restore functionality is to kill pppd/ssh and 
let the link restart.

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