[pptp-server] Dumb newbie question...

[tmk]

Ignore that error, it just means that you have used up all the IPs you
allocated in your /etc/pptpd.conf file *AFTER* the client connected. the
client has already connected just fine. 

As far as ips go, the "best" way to set things up is to make ALL local ip
addresses the same as your linux box (it won't hurt anything) and make the
remote ip addresses unique, but on the same subnet as your linux box. You
can then use the proxyarp ppp option (if you'd like) 

for example:

assuming your linux box is 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.1.100 through
192.168.1.255 are free
you tell the pptp client to go to your remote ip.
tell pptpd that local ips are 192.168.1.1 and remote ips are
192.168.1.100-255

and if you like, use the proxyarp option in your pppd options file

Kevin

On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Nicholas Oddson wrote:

> If I want to run PPTPD on my Linux box (which is also my firewall) such
> that I can connect from a (windows) machine at work and get into my home
> private network (to get files, whatever) - do I need more than one IP
> address on my external interface of my Linux box?
> 
> i.e.  	I have one external IP address
> 	I have several internal IP addresses (192.168.1.x)
> 
> I keep getting the error "No free connection slots or IPs available - no
> more clients can connect!"
> 
> Jun 15 17:53:25 cr136376-A pptpd[12027]: MGR: Manager process started
> Jun 15 17:53:36 cr136376-A pptpd[12027]: MGR: No free connection slots or
> IPs - no more clients can connect!
> Jun 15 17:53:36 cr136376-A pptpd[12028]: CTRL: Client 204.138.115.3 control
> connection started
> Jun 15 17:53:36 cr136376-A pptpd[12028]: CTRL: Starting call (launching
> pppd, opening GRE)
> Jun 15 17:53:37 cr136376-A pptpd[12028]: CTRL: Ignored a SET LINK INFO packet
> Jun 15 17:53:37 cr136376-A pppd[12029]: pppd 2.3.5 started by root, uid 0
> Jun 15 17:53:37 cr136376-A pppd[12029]: Using interface ppp0
> Jun 15 17:53:37 cr136376-A pppd[12029]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyp2
> Jun 15 17:53:37 cr136376-A pppd[12029]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <auth chap
> 05> <magic 0xc9d8d0df> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> Jun 15 17:54:04 cr136376-A last message repeated 9 times
> Jun 15 17:54:07 cr136376-A pppd[12029]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
> Jun 15 17:54:07 cr136376-A pptpd[12028]: GRE: read() from PTY failed: errno = 0
> Jun 15 17:54:07 cr136376-A pptpd[12028]: CTRL: PTY read failed
> Jun 15 17:54:07 cr136376-A pptpd[12028]: CTRL: Client 204.138.115.3 control
> connection finished
> Jun 15 17:54:07 cr136376-A pppd[12029]: Connection terminated.
> Jun 15 17:54:07 cr136376-A pppd[12029]: Exit.
> 
> This is RH5.2 using pptp 0.9.0 and ppp 2.3.5
> 
> Ideas?
> 
> - Nick
> 
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