[pptp-server] pptp client and poptop (Am I going crazy)

[Neale Banks]

On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, Cowles, Steve wrote:

[...]
> Now I would like to connect another linux box to this same server using pptp
> client. I have referenced the link on the Poptop website, but all I get is
> the stupid message
> 
> /usr/sbin/pppd: The remote system (defiant) is required to authenticate
> itself but I
> /usr/sbin/pppd: couldn't find any suitable secret (password) for it to use
> to do so.
> 
> This is driving me crazy. I have tried every conceivable combination in the
> chap-secrets file I can think of along with every pppd option from the man
> pages. In browsing through the poptop archives I found a few posts where
> people were having the same problem, but no definitive response.

Have you tried pppd's "noauth" option (on the pptp-linux side - you REALLY
do NOT want this on the PoPToP side)?

HTH,
Neale.