Set PPTP VPN Server and SSH Daemon on a DD-WRT Router

An Ubuntu home server has been set already. Here is what I did before. Set up a PPTP VPN Server(Ubuntu) at home Transmission-daemon on a headless Ubuntu server Remote SSH Access to the Homeserver Behind A Router Install Squeezebox Server on Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Set up an iTunes server on Ubuntu Install Wordpress on Ubuntu 9.10(Karmic) locally Share Home Directories automatically using Samba Server Install Samba Server in Ubuntu for a Local Network Install vsftpd in ubuntu Install OpenSSH Server in Ubuntu Configuration of Static IP in Ubuntu Local Server Install LAMP Server Locally on Ubuntu 9.10(Karmic) Setup a Home Server DD-WRT is a third party developed router firmware released under the terms of the GPL. There are many advanced features in DD-WRT and here I use PPTP Server and SSH Daemon instead of installing them in the Ubuntu server. Here is my network when I use D-link DIR-600 router flashed with the new version of DD-WRT (v24) for example. I set the PPTP Server and SSH Daemon on the router. Ref: You can find more about DIR-600 Info at dd-wrt.com.   The following is what I did. Assuming the internal network IP address is 192.168.1.0/24, Ubuntu server IP is 192.168.1.2 and the DIR-600 Router IP is 192.168.1.1. SSH Daemon Setup At DD-WRT menu –> Services, at item Secure Shell, set SSHd –> Enable SSH TCP Forwarding –> Enable Password Login –> Enable Port 22 (Default) At DD-WRT menu –> Administration –> Management, at item Remote Access, set Remote Access –> Enable SSH Remote Port –> 22 So, you can ssh the router by using the RouterUsername/RouterPassword. PPTP Server Setup At DD-WRT menu –> Services –> VPN, set PPTP Server –> Enable Broadcast support –> Enable Force MPPE Encryption -> Enable Server IP –> 192.168.1.1 Client IP(s) –> 192.168.1.230-235 CHAP-Secrets –> vpnusername * vpnpassword * (you can add more than one user) Using a Dynamic DNS service At DD-WRT menu –> Setup –> DDNS, setup the DDNS Info here when you using a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS).