Accessing PPTP VPN Server from mobile

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I have a machine running on my home network that I’ve set up a simple file server on using my router’s PPTP VPN feature and a custom DDNS name. I have users created on both my windows file system and through the router. I am able to access my server from anywhere using a windows 10 machine, however I’d like the option to access it from any Android/iOS device and I haven’t had much luck. I have tried using FTP and SMB as solutions with no luck, which in all fairness could be my lack of experience with either service.

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Any ideas on how to accomplish this or a general direction I should go? Thank you!

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Please replace that pptp VPN server with something more robust. It literally takes less than 5 minutes to break into it.

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You need a vpn client installed on the mobile device. Apparently, ios/appstore stopped support for pptp years ago because of vulnerability they said.

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You’ll need to use a VPN that mobile phones can still connect to.

See if your router supports OpenVPN, and use that if so.

If not, you can try find a cheap raspberry pi 2, 3 or 4, and install DietPi, selecting ‘wireguard server’. And run wireguard.

As for those file services; once you’re on a VPN they should just work, using the internal IP addresses, as if you were at home.

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Instead of PPTP, I’d suggest Wireguard.

PiVPN is great for this. Install the Wireguard app and connect. Easy and secure.