[pptp-server] pptpd error?

tmk tmk at netmagic.net
Tue Nov 9 13:35:56 CST 1999


it more likely doesnt have a password in teh /etc/ppp/chap-secrets file
for the user, so it cant authenticate him. Read the faqs for using mschap.

Kevin

On Tue, 9 Nov 1999, Eric Anderson wrote:

> an error in your /etc/ppp/options file can cause this..
> 
> At 05:45 PM 11/9/99 +0100, you wrote:
> >Hello everybody..
> >
> >I have installed
> >SSLeay-0.6.6b
> >ppp-2.3.8.tar.gz
> >pptpd-1.0.0.tgz
> >
> >Modules and pptpd are loaded succesfully.
> >When I login with a windows 98 client and get the following errors.
> >
> >Nov  9 18:31:09 surfbeast pppd[9275]: pppd 2.3.8 started by root, uid 0
> >Nov  9 18:31:09 surfbeast pppd[9275]: Using interface ppp0
> >Nov  9 18:31:09 surfbeast pppd[9275]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2
> >Nov  9 18:31:09 surfbeast pppd[9275]: No CHAP secret found for 
> >authenticating a_t_r
> >Nov  9 18:31:09 surfbeast pppd[9275]: CHAP peer authentication failed for 
> >remote host a_t_r
> >Nov  9 18:31:09 surfbeast pppd[9275]: Connection terminated.
> >Nov  9 18:31:09 surfbeast pptpd[9274]: GRE: 
> >read(fd=4,buffer=804d40c,len=8196) from PTY failed: status = -1 error = 
> >Input/output error
> >Nov  9 18:31:09 surfbeast pptpd[9274]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed 
> >(pty,gre)=(4,5)
> >Nov  9 18:31:09 surfbeast pptpd[9274]: CTRL: Client 1.1.1.1 control 
> >connection finished
> >Nov  9 18:31:09 surfbeast pppd[9275]: Exit.
> >
> >What is wrong about my configuration ?
> >
> >Andre
> >
> >
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