[pptp-server] Authentication and Firewall Issues

[Scott M. Stone]

On Tue, 7 Mar 2000, Ryan Matijcio wrote:

> 
> Yes there is.  It may be important to note I also have a pap-secrets with my
> username and password for my PPOE connection to my DSL provider.

make /etc/ppp/options2 and put 'require-chap' and 'proxyarp' in it.  Then
have pptp call pppd with the option to use the alternate config file.  I'm
not sure how to make pptpd do that out of the box, but... you have the
source, right? :)

> 
> Ryan P. Matijcio
> Interworx Consulting Corporation
> rpm at interworxconsulting.com
> 416-832-1538
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Noel Koethe [mailto:noel at koethe.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 11:36 AM
> To: Ryan Matijcio
> Cc: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
> Subject: Re: [pptp-server] Authentication and Firewall Issues
> 
> 
> On Tue, 7 Mar 2000, Ryan Matijcio wrote:
> 
> > Secondly, I seem to be having an authentication issue and I can't seem to
> > figure out why.  Here's my log:
> >
> > Mar  6 19:58:15 localhost pppd[957]: No CHAP secret found for
> authenticating
> > RMatijcio
> > Mar  6 19:58:15 localhost pppd[957]: CHAP peer authentication failed for
> > remote host RMatijcio
> 
> Is there a User with this name in /etc/ppp/chap-secrets?
> 
> Like:
> 
> RMatijcio	*	thisistheppppassword	*
> 
> --
> Noel Koethe
> 						www.linuxhq.de
> 
> 
> 
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Scott M. Stone, CCNA <sstone at taos.com>
UNIX Systems and Network Engineer
Taos - The SysAdmin Company