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

[Scott M. Stone]

On Thu, 15 Jun 2000, Terrelle Shaw wrote:

> Right off the bat i can think of routing issues.. but that shouldn't stop them
> from logging in ( unless they are going outside of the poptop server to
> authenticate).
> All in all, how did you upgrade to the new kernel? did you reapply the kernel
> patches for ip_masq_vpn?

ooh, where are these patches?

> 
> 
> Terrelle
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pptp-server-admin at lists.schulte.org
> [mailto:pptp-server-admin at lists.schulte.org]On Behalf Of Eric H. Raskin
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 9:08 AM
> To: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
> Subject: RE: [pptp-server] EMERGENCY!! Clients can't get in!!
> 
> 
> I'll try it, but I don't think so.  The remote network is using the *ugly*
> Windows Internet Sharing server.  They have to be on the 192.168.1.x network in
> order to work.  I don't know if it will route to 192.168.10.x at the Windows
> side.  Does anyone else?
> 
> Besides, why would I have a problem with the *local* ip address if the *remote*
> ip address is on the wrong subnet?
> 
>   Eric
> 
> P.S.  I'm not trying to be difficult.  I'm just trying to understand the logic!
> :-)
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Andrew McRory [mailto:amacc at iron-bridge.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 11:45 AM
> > To: Eric H. Raskin
> > Cc: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
> > Subject: Re: [pptp-server] EMERGENCY!! Clients can't get in!!
> >
> >
> > 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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Scott M. Stone, CCNA <sstone at taos.com>
UNIX Systems and Network Engineer
Taos - The SysAdmin Company