[pptp-server] CHAP authentication failed, what now?

Dave Morse svref at yahoo.com
Wed Jul 26 12:19:39 CDT 2000


Anyone care to take a stab at this?  Pretty please with sugar?

Dave Morse writes:
 > Hi,
 > 
 > I'm trying to configure a linux pptp client with windows 128 bit
 > encryption.  I've tried "dialing in", but /var/log/messages says "CHAP
 > authentication failed".  Any idea what to try now?
 > 
 > # pptp 111.11.11.11 user morse
 > 
 > /var/log/messages:
 > Jul 25 12:42:03 ork (unknown)[32064]: log[pptp_dispatch_ctrl_packet:pptp_ctrl.c:531]: Client connection established.
 > Jul 25 12:42:04 ork (unknown)[32064]: log[pptp_dispatch_ctrl_packet:pptp_ctrl.c:637]: Outgoing call established. 
 > Jul 25 12:42:04 ork pppd[32067]: pppd 2.3.10 started by root, uid 0
 > Jul 25 12:42:04 ork pppd[32067]: Using interface ppp0
 > Jul 25 12:42:04 ork pppd[32067]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttya0
 > Jul 25 12:42:10 ork pppd[32067]: Remote message: E=691 R=1 C=49D58B059BF1C353501577741161D728 V=3
 > Jul 25 12:42:10 ork pppd[32067]: CHAP authentication failed
 > Jul 25 12:42:10 ork pppd[32067]: Connection terminated.
 > Jul 25 12:42:11 ork pppd[32067]: Exit.
 > Jul 25 12:42:11 ork (unknown)[32064]: log[pptp_dispatch_ctrl_packet:pptp_ctrl.c:
 > 671]: Call closed (NTFY) (call id 0)
 > Jul 25 12:42:11 ork (unknown)[32064]: log[pptp_conn_close:pptp_ctrl.c:275]: Closing PPTP connection



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