[pptp-server] Linux PPTP server and client

[tmk]

if a pptp client is behind a firewall, you need the masq_pptp module loaded
to let em through

otherwise everything should be ok

Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Komarinski <markk at cgipc.com>
To: <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 8:23 PM
Subject: [pptp-server] Linux PPTP server and client


> Hooboy.  This has been a fun way to spend an evening.  Anyway, here's my
setup:
>
> Linux (Redhat 5.2) running as a masq server for my home network.
> Linux (RH 6.0) running as firewall at the office - I think that's okay.
> Linux (RH 6.0) running as pptp server (actually my desktop machine too).
>
> I've been having no end of trouble getting CHAP configured for both sides,
> so I pretty much gave up and turned all authentication off.
>
> "But Mark,"  you say, "you're nuts!  Anyone can then get access to your
> PPTP server and fiddle around your network!"
>
> Ahh, but there you're wrong.  Because it doesn't work!
>
> Both sides seem to get this error:
>
> Jan 13 23:14:30 wayga pppd[2721]: rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 <bsd v1 15>]
> Jan 13 23:14:30 wayga pppd[2721]: sent [CCP ConfAck id=0x1 <bsd v1 15>]
> Jan 13 23:14:30 wayga pppd[2721]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x3 <bsd v1 15>]
> Jan 13 23:14:30 wayga pppd[2721]: rcvd [CCP ConfAck id=0x3 <bsd v1 15>]
> Jan 13 23:14:30 wayga pppd[2721]: Received bad configure-ack:  15 03 2f
> Jan 13 23:14:33 wayga pppd[2721]: CCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
>
> That looks bad, don't it?
>
> Any ideas on what it is?
>
> What I would *like* to do is get the masq server running pptp client, so
all my
> home-network machines can access the work network.  Alternately, I guess I
need
> to run ipfwd on the masq server and forward packets directly to one
machine?
>
> -Mark
>
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