[pptp-server] EMERGENCY!! Clients can't get in!!

[Andrew McRory]

On Thu, 15 Jun 2000, Eric H. Raskin wrote:

> Hello all:
> 
> I've got an emergency here because clients can't get in.  I've been
> (and continue to) look at the Usenet postings for any help on this,
> but I'm taking too long to find what I need.  Sorry ahead of time if
> this is a FAQ (although I didn't find anything about it in the PoPToP
> FAQ or the PPP FAQ).
> 
> I've had a working PoPToP v1.0.0 configuration (without MPPE) for
> about 1 month now.  After hearing about problems with security in
> kernel 2.2.14, I've just upgraded to 2.2.16, following the excellent
> instructions from Boris Reisig (boris at microtrader.com).
> 
> Unfortunately, now my clients can't connect!!  I'm getting the following in the
> log file:
> 
>   pppd[2229]: Could not determine local IP address
> 
> Here is my /etc/pptpd.conf file:
> 
> speed 115200
> option /etc/ppp/pptpd.options
> debug
> localip 192.168.10.1
> remoteip 192.168.1.2-254

                  ^^^

ummm maybe should that be 192.168.10.2-254?


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