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Lately I discovered that connecting to a VPN via PPTP option has been removed in the new mac os - sierra. I tried multiple application to do so - all failed. How can I connect to my VPN over PPTP?
ps. I don't want to use L2TP because I don't have a pre shared key (I also don't know what it is).
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Unfortunately, Apple has removed PPTP support on macOS Sierra (10.12) and the above versions for security concerns. What is worse, the PPTP. ppp kernel extension plugin was removed from the network configuration system thoroughly after macOS 10.15 (Catalina) version, making PPTP VPN connections impossible.
As part of preparing for the release of iOS 10 and macOS Sierra, Apple publicly announced back in July that they are removing PPTP support from Apple's integrated VPN client owing to a number of security vulnerabilities in the VPN protocol.
Try to reinstall the app's profile, it should fix the issue; From System Preferences > Network> select Hotspot Shield VPN profile. Click on the minus "-" sign at the bottom to remove the profile. Click Apply to save changes.
The FlowVPN client is free (and works with any provider).
It supports PPTP and OpenVPN on macOS Sierra:
https://www.flowvpn.com/download-mac/
Just overwrite the FlowVPN server address with any server and it connects.
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