[pptp-server] (no subject)

[tmk]

I dislike putting the name and servername in the ppp options file, as it
forces you to use only one user for the program.. could be useful in SOME
circumstances, but not for me :)

Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: Matthew Ramsay <matthewr at moreton.com.au>
To: Brian west <brian at eplazaonline.com>
Cc: <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 1999 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: [pptp-server] (no subject)


> I usually have mine setup like this (from memory):
>
> /etc/ppp/chap-secrets
> DOMAIN\\username servername password *
>
> /etc/ppp/options.pptp
> name servername
>
> I think the correct way to do it may be this tho:
> /etc/ppp/chap-secrets
> DOMAIN\\username servername password *
>
> /etc/ppp/options.pptp
> name DOMAIN\\username
> user DOMAIN\\username
> remotename servername
>
> I think both would work...? btw, I seem to recall reading somewhere that
> the chap-secrets file should also reverse the order .. eg.
> DOMAIN\\username servername password *
> servername DOMAIN\\username password *
>
> don't know why that is... anyone have any further comments?
>
> cheers,
> -matt
>
> Brian west wrote:
> >
> > Aug  1 15:35:49 www pptpd[8476]: CTRL: Client 208.165.104.20 control
> > connection started
> > Aug  1 15:35:49 www pptpd[8476]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd,
> > opening GRE)
> > Aug  1 15:35:49 www pppd[8477]: pppd 2.3.8 started by root, uid 0
> > Aug  1 15:35:49 www pppd[8477]: Using interface ppp0
> > Aug  1 15:35:49 www pppd[8477]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/4
> > Aug  1 15:35:49 www pppd[8477]: No CHAP secret found for authenticating
> > \\user
> > Aug  1 15:35:49 www pppd[8477]: MSCHAP peer authentication failed for
remote
> > host  \\user
> > Aug  1 15:35:49 www pppd[8477]: Connection terminated.
> > Aug  1 15:35:49 www pppd[8477]: Exit.
> > Aug  1 15:35:49 www pptpd[8476]: GRE: read(fd=6,buffer=804d380,len=8196)
> > from PTY failed: status = -1 error = Input/output error
> > Aug  1 15:35:49 www pptpd[8476]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed
> > (pty,gre)=(6,7)
> > Aug  1 15:35:49 www pptpd[8476]: CTRL: Client 208.165.104.20 control
> > connection finished
> >
> > Ok what is the format of the chap-secrets file I cant seem to get it to
auth
> > now!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Brian
> >
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