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Last active August 16, 2025 02:09
How to set up PPTP VPN on MacOS 11 Big Sur and 12 Monterey

PPTP VPNs are insecure. But... if you need them and you can't use Windows or pay for another sotware, now you can!

This works on Macos 11 Big Sur and Macos 12 Monterey

  1. Download pptp client sources: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pptpclient/files/pptp/
  2. Optional: xcode-select --install
  3. Execute make
  4. Copy the pptp executable in /usr/local/bin
  5. Create /etc/ppp/chap-secrets: