[pptp-server] MS Client Error 645

[Alex Stagg]

Yes, That did it.

Thank You!!!

Alex Stagg
SoftProse, Inc.
1776 22nd Street, Suite 100, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Direct: 515-988-4291, Main: 515-221-2220, Fax: 435-514-0727
email: alex at SoftProseInc.com
URL: http://www.softproseinc.com

Engineering Services for Digital TV


-----Original Message-----
From: Hytham <hytham at reamined.on.ca>
To: Alex Stagg <alex at softproseinc.com>
Date: Friday, March 03, 2000 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [pptp-server] MS Client Error 645


>Very simple problem....take a look at this article in Microsoft's Knowledge
>Base for more info
>
>Article  Q188141
>
>This error could be caused if the dial up adapter #2 (vpn support) is not
>installed in your network properties dialog box.  All you have to do to
correct
>that problem is to re-install the vpn networking option.
>
>Hytham
>
>Alex Stagg wrote:
>
>> I'm just working on getting pptp running on our LInux firewall. I'm able
to
>> successfully connect from the (ethernet) network outside our firewall.
>> But when I try to do the same from a dialup (via two ISPs), the MS client
>> reports "Error 645: The Microsoft Dial-Up Adapter is in use or not
>> responding
>> properly. Disconnect other connections and then try again."
>>
>> On the firewall/pptp server I see in the logs (for the failure):
>> Mar  3 13:11:46 leon pptpd[9435]: CTRL: Client 209.234.65.40 control
>> connection
>> started
>> Mar  3 13:11:47 leon pptpd[9435]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd,
>> opening G
>> RE)
>> Mar  3 13:11:47 leon pppd[9436]: pppd 2.3.8 started by root, uid 0
>> Mar  3 13:11:47 leon pppd[9436]: Using interface ppp0
>> Mar  3 13:11:47 leon pppd[9436]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyp0
>> Mar  3 13:11:47 leon pppd[9436]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0>
>> <auth c
>> hap 81> <magic 0xbcabdba> <pcomp> <accomp>]
>> Mar  3 13:11:49 leon pptpd[9435]: CTRL: Error with select(), quitting
>> Mar  3 13:11:49 leon pptpd[9435]: CTRL: Client 209.234.65.40 control
>> connection
>> finished
>> Mar  3 13:11:49 leon pppd[9436]: Modem hangup
>> Mar  3 13:11:49 leon pppd[9436]: Connection terminated.
>> Mar  3 13:11:49 leon pppd[9436]: Exit.
>>
>> I've tried looking back in the June/July 99 archives, and tried some of
the
>> things without success.
>>
>> On the firewall, I'm running 2.0.36, ppp 2.3.8, pptpd 0.9.17.
>> On the client, its W98. Don't know about the DUN level - I may have
>> a tried installing a new one (dun40.exe) about a year ago.
>>
>> Any idea if this is a client or server problem, or if it happens if GRE
is
>> being blocked? How can I check if GRE is being blocked or not (or do
>> the log entries above prove it's not)?
>>
>> Alex Stagg
>> SoftProse, Inc.
>> 1776 22nd Street, Suite 100, West Des Moines, IA 50266
>> Direct: 515-988-4291, Main: 515-221-2220, Fax: 435-514-0727
>> email: alex at SoftProseInc.com
>> URL: http://www.softproseinc.com
>>
>> Engineering Services for Digital TV
>>
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