[pptp-server] Redhat installation clarification question

[Chris Williams]

Oops.  I still need some of those questions answered but I just found out
that pptpd may be running.  Here's a ps ef line:
root       683     1  0 15:03 ?        00:00:00 [pptpd]
I looked in /var/log and there is no pptpd log there.  How do I enable
logging or debug mode?

On Thu, 3 Feb 2000, Chris Williams wrote:

> Ok, now I've done the chap-secrets stuff but I get this when I try to run
> pptpd:
> [root at coedsnet2 /root]# /usr/sbin/pptpd -d
> [root at coedsnet2 /root]# createHostSocket: Address already in use
> 
> And it bombs.  This is on a newly installed linux system with the pptp
> stuff installed.  Reading through a bunch of how to's, at this point I'm
> supposed to be able to run pptpd after only editing the chap-secrets and
> /etc/ppp/options files.  This doesn't seem right when looking through the
> "other" installation howto's.  One specifically mentions the
> /etc/pptpd.conf which in my config looks like all the lines are commented
> out.  This other doc says I need to do this:
> speed 115200
> localip xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (i guess that my linux box's ip goes here)
> remoteip xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (i guess a valid ip on my internal net goes
> here?)
> 
> Any other files I need to configure?  Will fixing this /etc/pptpd.conf
> file fix my problem when running pptpd?  (I'd go ahead and do it but I'm
> not sure what goes where)
> 
> Also (and much more importantly!), the file I'm looking at says "at this
> point vpn should be working without encryption.  This is great (if I can
> ever get it working).  How would I test this?  Can I just grab a Win 98
> laptop and set up a vpn adapter but say "don't use encryption" or
> something?
> 
> And on another really lame clarification:  the client will dial up
> through a modem to his/her isp and then try to set up a connection to my
> linux pptp server and from there all ip traffic goes through the internet
> through my server and onto my lan right?
> 
> Thanks a lot!
> Chris Williams
> 
> On Thu, 3 Feb 2000, Michael Walter wrote:
> 
> > your close...
> > using your examples
> > 
> > # Secrets for authentication using CHAP
> > # client        				server	secret
> > IP addresses
> > jondoe					*		password(plaintext)
> > *
> > \\(domain in lowecase)\jondoe		*		password(plaintext)
> > *
> > \\(domain in uppercase)\jondoe	*		password(plaintext)	*
> > 
> > 
> > once you have added your passwords do a:
> > chmod 400 chap-secrets
> > this will make the file read only and exclusive to root.
> > 
> > As the passwords are in plain text, I highly recommend a good ipchains
> > ruleset, or hiding the vpn behind a firewall.  the \\domainname in upper and
> > lowercase will save you headaches later.
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Michael J. Walter mcse rhce
> > walterm at gliatech.com
> > 216-831-3200
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chris Williams [mailto:willic2 at mail.auburn.edu]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 3:23 PM
> > To: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
> > Subject: [pptp-server] Redhat installation clarification question
> > 
> > 
> > I'm stuck at the "Setup your chap-secrets file." step.  The file contains
> > two commented lines:
> > # Secrets for authentication using CHAP
> > # client        server  secret                  IP addresses
> > What do I put here?  I am thinking:
> > client: account name (like jondoe),
> > server: ??  I don't know what goes there
> > secret: jondoe's password (plaintext??)
> > ip addresses: ??  I don't know
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Chris Williams
> > 
> > 
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