[pptp-server] W98 client can only ping poptop server

[Brian Aust]

Hey guys...

After finally trashing all of my W98SE dial up networking software and
reinstalling all of it from CD and then applying the 128-bit DUN upgrade,
the W98 now successfully connects to my Linux Poptop server without errors.
Bear in mind this is just clear, no authentication.

However...  it comes close, but not quite.  Turns out that it can ONLY ping
the internal address of the Poptop server (10.1.1.69), and nothing else.
There are lots of other machines on our 10.x.x.x network, but the W98 box
can't ping them.  it can't ping 10.1.1.2 (DNS and WINS server) or anything.

Here's the layout again:

Server:  RHAT6.2, PPTPD 1.0.0 tarball install             Client:  W98SE
with 128-bit DUN upgrade...   only TCP/IP selected, gets all addresses from
server

/etc/ppp/options file:
lock
ms-dns 10.1.1.2
ms-wins 10.1.1.2
domain healthdec.com
proxyarp
name bnyatalie.healthdec.com
debug
auth
require-chap 

/etc/ppp/chap-secrets file:
baust     *               bpass               *		(I've also put the
name of the poptop server in place of the "*"s in the 2nd area, in the past)
jdoe       *               jpass                *

/etc/pptpd.conf file:
speed 115200
debug
localip 10.1.1.69    #this is the address of the poptop server
remoteip 10.1.1.96-99	#the four addresses i have set aside for W98 clients


and finally, the /var/log/messages file when the W98 box connects:
Jun 21 01:58:39 bnyatalie pptpd[10016]: CTRL: Client 24.162.230.141 control
connection started
Jun 21 01:58:39 bnyatalie pptpd[10016]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd,
opening GRE)
Jun 21 01:58:39 bnyatalie pppd[10017]: pppd 2.3.11 started by root, uid 0
Jun 21 01:58:39 bnyatalie pppd[10017]: Using interface ppp0
Jun 21 01:58:39 bnyatalie pppd[10017]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2
Jun 21 01:58:39 bnyatalie pppd[10017]: CHAP peer authentication succeeded
for baust
Jun 21 01:58:40 bnyatalie pppd[10017]: found interface eth0 for proxy arp
Jun 21 01:58:40 bnyatalie pppd[10017]: local  IP address 10.1.1.69
Jun 21 01:58:40 bnyatalie pppd[10017]: remote IP address 10.1.1.97
Jun 21 01:58:40 bnyatalie pppd[10017]: CCP terminated by peer
Jun 21 01:58:40 bnyatalie pppd[10017]: Compression disabled by peer.
Jun 21 02:01:35 bnyatalie pppd[10017]: LCP terminated by peer
Jun 21 02:01:36 bnyatalie pptpd[10016]: CTRL: Error with select(), quitting
Jun 21 02:01:36 bnyatalie pptpd[10016]: CTRL: Client 24.162.230.141 control
connection finished
Jun 21 02:01:36 bnyatalie pppd[10017]: Modem hangup
Jun 21 02:01:36 bnyatalie pppd[10017]: Connection terminated.
Jun 21 02:01:36 bnyatalie pppd[10017]: Connect time 3.0 minutes.
Jun 21 02:01:36 bnyatalie pppd[10017]: Sent 1114 bytes, received 18023
bytes.
Jun 21 02:01:36 bnyatalie pppd[10017]: Exit.             

everything at 01:58 is when it first connects, the stuff at 02:01 is when i
finally killed the dialup networking connection from W98.

Any clues why the W98 box can ping the poptop server, but nothing else on
the internal network??

Thanks much!!
Brian

Brian R. Aust
Manager of Information Technology
Health Decisions, Inc.
1512 East Franklin St.  Suite 200
Chapel Hill, NC   27514
919.967.2399 x247
baust at healthdec.com