[pptp-server] Numerous Questions (IPX and pptpd.conf)
tmk
tmk at netmagic.net
Thu Aug 19 17:38:54 CDT 1999
quick answers:
can 98 route networks? sort of.. 98SE can, but i think it just masq's it.
can ipx be routed? not really. Unless i missed the release of the ipx
routing tools, ipx is still client-only in the later versions of linux
(2.2.x kernels) there was an ipxroute util for 2.0.x i believe.
poptop uses code that returns a free tty, usually ttyS?? on linux
machines. Perhaps a better way to do custom configs based on who's calling
would be to use the /etc/ppp/ip-up script (gets called whenever a ppp
connection starts) and use one of the many bits of info it gives you
(local ip, remote ip, ppp device, etc) to set routing info or other
conifigurations. See the ppp-howto for more on this.
The speed paramater is used by pppd, and is ignored for the most part(i
thinkn it might be used with some flow-control settings). I know for sure
that windows98 asks pptpd for a 64000 baud connection, but then goes and
reports 10 000 000bps, so we can be pretty sure it's ignoring it as well.
perhaps a better test for ipx would be to connect using IPX as the only
supported protocol, then try to browse to the remote side of the link
using windows machines
Kevin
On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, Andrew Miklas wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have been thoroughly reading up on the archives for this list; however, I
> may have missed a few posts in which case my questions might be a bit
> redundant. As well, my first two questions have to do more with routing and
> pppd than PoPToP.
>
> I have successfully got PoPToP to work using TCP, and it correctly attaches
> the single client to the network.
>
> My first question is:
> Will PoPToP connect two networks together if the "client" computer is a
> Win98 station. Will the Win98 station require special routing?
>
> ie.
>
> Win 98 ---------------\ (ppp link)
> Win 98 ----------------> Linux Machine with PopTop <----------- Win 98
> Win 98 ---------------/
>
> This is my current configuration. It seems to work (only TCP though).
> However, will this work?
>
> Win 98 -----\ (ppp) /---------Win 98
> Win 98 ------> Linux <-------- Win 98 (1)<----------Win 98
> Win 98 -----/ \---------Win 98
>
> Will the computers at the far right be able to see the computers at the far
> left? Will the computer marked Win 98 (1) require special routing rules
> before this will go? If so, how can the Win 98 computer be configured to
> not only route TCP but also IPX data?
>
> Next Question:
> I need IPX to work on this entire system. I have been able to get IPX to
> work (ie. PPPd assigns the client a IPX Net Address and Node Address.
> However, the computers on the far left cannot see the computer marked Win 98
> (1). I have read that one daemon called ipxd will handle routing between
> all networks on a system, but I have been unable to find this package. Does
> anyone know where I can find it? Has anyone been able to set up a ipx
> network using PoPToP? I have been trying to use ipxping to test the setup
> but I can't seem to figure out how to use it. (Pretty pathetic, huh :)
>
> Next Question:
> What "device" does PoPToP use to connect with. When configuring PPPd (with
> a pool of modems), you use files such as "options.ttyS1" to assign IPX
> addresses to incoming calls. However, with PoPToP, I can't figure out what
> I should name the files. Currently, I put my IPX configuration info in the
> "options" file, but this won't allow more than one client to connect. How
> do I specify a pool of IPX node and IPX addresses to give out to connecting
> clients?
>
> Next Question:
> What does the speed parameter do? The tunnel (which goes over the INET)
> uses a high speed connection between the two sites. The Win 98 client
> reports that it connects at 10 000 000 000 bps (which is correct, as that is
> supposed to be the through-put of the connection). However, the PoPToP logs
> indicate that I am only connecting at 115200 bps. Which is the connect
> speed? If it is only 115200, is it possible to get it to work faster? When
> I set the speed parameter in the pptpd.conf file to 10000000000, the PoPToP
> logs tell me it is an invalid parameter.
>
> I realize that my IPX question is really vague. Right now, my only way of
> checking the IPX configuration is to boot up a game of MS Age of Empires on
> one of the computers on the far left with the machine Win 98 (1). (pretty
> professional huh :)
>
>
>
> Here are some of my configuration files / settings
>
> ipx_route
> ============================
> [root at CS982790-A net]# cat ipx_route
> Network Router_Net Router_Node
> ABCDEF01 Directly Connected
> 00ABCDEF Directly Connected
>
> ifconfig
> ============================
> eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:E0:29:20:98:F0
> inet addr:24.65.45.83 Bcast:24.65.45.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:1740 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:1061 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:24 txqueuelen:100
> Interrupt:5 Base address:0x250 Memory:c0000-c2000
>
> eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:40:05:2C:D4:2A
> inet addr:192.168.0.1 Bcast:192.168.255.255 Mask:255.255.0.0
> IPX/Ethernet II addr:00ABCDEF:0040052CD42A
> UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:1506 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:1818 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
> Interrupt:11 Base address:0x340
>
> lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3924 Metric:1
> RX packets:293 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:293 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
>
> ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
> inet addr:192.168.0.1 P-t-P:192.168.100.2 Mask:255.255.255.255
> IPX/Ethernet II addr:ABCDEF01:000000000003
> UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> RX packets:101 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> TX packets:33 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> collisions:0 txqueuelen:10
>
>
> options
> =====================================
> debug
> name CS982790-A
> auth
> require-chap
> proxyarp
> ipx
> ipx-network 0xABCDEF01
> ipx-node 3:0
> ipxcp-accept-remote
>
>
> pptpd.conf
> =====================================
> speed 115200
> debug
> localip 192.168.0.1
> remoteip 192.168.100.1-254
>
>
>
> Thanks for any help you can provide, (and for wading through this seemingly endless post!)
>
>
>
> Andrew Miklas
>
>
>
>
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