[pptp-server] Newbie problem connecting win98vpn to linux pptp

[S.Ecker]

Hi,

I'm trying to connect a win98 client to a linux server
(kernel 2.2.14, redhat 6.2) using windows vpn.  The
client and server are on different subnets separated
by the internet.  When I boot the machine I get the
following in /var/log/messages:

Jun 16 17:47:13 mail pptpd[508]: MGR: Manager process
started

which looks ok, right?  I configured my win98 machine
vpn connection with the following settings checked:
   log on to network
   require encrypted password
   tcp/ip
      specify ip address: 192.168.254.15
      specify name servers: blah, blah

When I go to connect It waits extra long at "verifying
user name and password" then stops with the error (in
windows):

"Error 645: Dial-Up Networking could not complete the
connection to the server.  Check your configuration
and try the connection again."

/var/log/messages (in linux) records the following:

Jun 16 17:49:53 mail pptpd[738]: CTRL: Client
123.123.123.123 control connection st
arted
Jun 16 17:49:53 mail pptpd[738]: CTRL: Starting call
(launching pppd, opening GR
E)
Jun 16 17:49:53 mail kernel: CSLIP: code copyright
1989 Regents of the Universit
y of California 
Jun 16 17:49:53 mail kernel: PPP: version 2.3.7
(demand dialling) 
Jun 16 17:49:53 mail kernel: PPP line discipline
registered. 
Jun 16 17:49:53 mail kernel: registered device ppp0 
Jun 16 17:49:53 mail pppd[739]: pppd 2.3.11 started by
root, uid 0
Jun 16 17:49:53 mail pppd[739]: Using interface ppp0
Jun 16 17:49:53 mail pppd[739]: Connect: ppp0 <-->
/dev/pts/1
Jun 16 17:50:23 mail pppd[739]: LCP: timeout sending
Config-Requests 
Jun 16 17:50:23 mail pppd[739]: Connection terminated.
Jun 16 17:50:23 mail pppd[739]: Exit.
Jun 16 17:50:23 mail pptpd[738]: GRE:
read(fd=4,buffer=804d7e0,len=8196) from PT
Y failed: status = -1 error = Input/output error
Jun 16 17:50:23 mail pptpd[738]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE
write failed (pty,gre)=(4
,5)
Jun 16 17:50:23 mail pptpd[738]: CTRL: Client
123.123.123.123 control connection finished

First, is this a windows or linux side problem?  I
upgraded to the latest windows vpn.  I was unable to
upgrade to 128bit-Dialup Networking, though I don't
think this should matter.

The contents of my /etc/ppp/options:
lock
debug
auth
+chap
proxyarp
# +chapms
# +chapms-v2
# p3-40
# mppe-128
# mppe-stateless

I commented out those ones at the bottom because I was
getting an error that they were unrecognized.

In my /etc/pptpd.conf I have the following
uncommented:
localip 192.168.254.2-20
remoteip 11.22.33.44,123.123.123.123,192.168.212.1-5
listen 192.168.254.2

11.22.33.44 is external ip of the router (masked). 
192.168.254.2 is the internal ip of the server.
123.123.123.123 is the external ip of my router
(masked) for my win98 client, and 192.168.212.2 is the
internal ip of my win98 client.

packages I'm using:
ppp-2.3.11.tar.gz
pptpd-1.0.0-i386.rpm
SSLeay-0.9.0b.tar.gz

I followed the instructions at
http://www.moretonbay.com/vpn/releases/PoPToP-RedHat-HOWTO.txt.
 However, when I tried to install the patch
"ppp-2.3.10-openssl-norc4-mppe.patch" It just hangs so
I don't know if it did anything.  Thanks for any help.

-Scott

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