[pptp-server] Help - PPTP 1.0.0, PPP 2.8.10, RH6.1

[tmk]

try the proxyarp ppp option. that should do it

Kevin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Eric Stratte <estradey at pullman.com>
To: <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 06, 1999 3:56 PM
Subject: [pptp-server] Help - PPTP 1.0.0, PPP 2.8.10, RH6.1


> Well, after thoroughly analyzing and trying most of the FAQ,
> re-compiling the kernel, PPP, and PPTP multiple times, and trying lots
> of options, hand hacking in the MS-DOMAIN// update and the RC4 stuff,
> which compiles, but doesn't work, I am stumped.
> 
> What I am trying to do:
> 
> I have a linux firewall/masquerade on my ADSL(1 IP) connection on a P100
> box, an 8 port hub, and a Win/linux machine.  I have also been having
> LAN game parties from time to time.  I would like to setup PPTP to allow
> TCP/IP and IPX into my local LAN so that we can have remote people join
> in/share files, etc...
> 
> 
> What I've tried:
> 
> straight PPTP 1.0 with noauth.  People can log in, I can ping both their
> local and remote IP's with the linux box, but they don't seem to be on
> the local network(I can ping their local(t <10ms), but not remote IP).
> I have set the little arp hack in ip-up.local as mentioned in the FAQ.
> I haven't added any special firewall forwarding rules, since it seems
> like it is using an address on the internal subnet and the arp comand
> lists it as being bound to the proper nic.  The ppp0 listing under
> ifconfig comes up with NOARP, but it lets me turn it on after the
> connection is made, but it doesn't seem to work either way.
> If I connect to the PPTP server from the local LAN, I can ping both the
> local and remote ip's of the machine I am on.
> The remote guy can ping both of his addresses, as well.
> One thing I think is worng that I haven't fixed yet is the pptp
> modprobing for char-major-108, which it can't find.  I don't know what
> this means...:(  But it still seems to connect and pass some packets ok.
> 
> The other thing that may be goofy is I tried initially with PPP-2.3.10,
> then 2.3.8, then went back to 2.3.10.  I don't know if there was
> someremenant of one that carried over?  I have re-compiled everything in
> the order described in the FAQ.  PPP and IPX are compiled into my
> kernel.  I did try PPTP with noauth on PPP before re-compiling anything,
> and that had nearly identical results.
> 
> I can post pptp connection dumps, ifconfig, route, arp, even tcpdump :)
> to here :( or on a website.
> 
> 
> I hope I am doing something obviously wrong.  This is getting to the
> point where I need to get out the PPTP white papar, and completely read
> about arp, IPX, etc. and become an expert...
> 
> after this, I have to tackle the RC4 part, which doesn't work either...
> :(
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Eric
> 
> 
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