[pptp-server] Linux Client?

Patrick Childers pchilders at pharsalia.com
Sun Oct 1 00:04:05 CDT 2000


Thanks that works, but the server kills my connection because
I don't authenticate. How to I send my password?

Patrick

SYSLOG:
Sep 30 22:05:50 phathat pptpd[2700]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd,
opening GRE)
Sep 30 22:05:50 phathat pppd[2701]: pppd 2.3.10 started by root, uid 0
Sep 30 22:05:50 phathat pppd[2701]: Using interface ppp1
Sep 30 22:05:50 phathat pppd[2701]: Connect: ppp1 <--> /dev/pts/3
Sep 30 22:05:52 phathat pptpd[2700]: GRE: Discarding duplicate packet
Sep 30 22:05:54 phathat pppd[2701]: peer refused to authenticate:
terminating link
Sep 30 22:05:54 phathat pppd[2701]: Connection terminated.
Sep 30 22:05:54 phathat pppd[2701]: Exit.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Vonau" <jvonau at home.com>
To: "Patrick Childers" <pchilders at pharsalia.com>
Cc: "PPTP List" <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2000 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: [pptp-server] Linux Client?


> Can you post your options file? How are you invoking the client? You
> have to use all your options on the command line when you start it
> Something like:  /usr/sbin/pptp SERVERIP lock noauth debug user USERNAME
> +chapms-v2 mppe-128 mppe-stateless noauth  Replace UPPERCASE with your
> stuff.
> Your mileage may vary.
>
> Jerry
>
>
>
> Patrick Childers wrote:
>
> > Thanks to everyone so far for helping me setup our VPN sever, I could
> > not have gotten this far with the list. But anyway I can't get the
> > linux pptp client to work on my any system. We are using standard
> > redhat-6.2 installs. I installed the mppe modules, but the pptp-client
> > returns that "The remote system is required to authenticate itself but
> > I counldn't find any suitable secret (password) for it to use to do
> > so." I assume to is asking for the login/password, but how do I hand
> > that to the cleint. ThanksPatrick   Here is the server's
> > syslog--------------------------------------------------------------Sep
> > 30 17:09:32 phathat pptpd[2413]: CTRL: Client 209.187.165.235 control
> > connection started
> > Sep 30 17:09:33 phathat pptpd[2413]: CTRL: Starting call (launching
> > pppd, opening GRE)
> > Sep 30 17:09:33 phathat pppd[2414]: pppd 2.3.10 started by root, uid 0
> >
> > Sep 30 17:09:33 phathat pppd[2414]: Using interface ppp0
> > Sep 30 17:09:33 phathat pppd[2414]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/0
> > Sep 30 17:09:36 phathat pptpd[2266]: GRE: Discarding out of order
> > packet
> > Sep 30 17:09:36 phathat pptpd[2413]: GRE: Discarding out of order
> > packet
> > Sep 30 17:09:39 phathat pptpd[2266]: GRE: Discarding out of order
> > packet
> > Sep 30 17:09:39 phathat pptpd[2413]: GRE: Discarding out of order
> > packet
> > Sep 30 17:09:42 phathat pptpd[2266]: GRE: Discarding out of order
> > packet
> > Sep 30 17:09:42 phathat pptpd[2413]: GRE: Discarding out of order
> > packet
> > Sep 30 17:09:45 phathat pptpd[2266]: GRE: Discarding out of order
> > packet
> > Sep 30 17:09:45 phathat pptpd[2413]: GRE: Discarding out of order
> > packet
> > Sep 30 17:09:48 phathat pptpd[2266]: GRE: Discarding out of order
> > packet
> > Sep 30 17:09:48 phathat pptpd[2413]: GRE: Discarding out of order
> > packet
> > Sep 30 17:10:00 phathat pptpd[2266]: GRE: Discarding out of order
> > packet
> > Sep 30 17:10:00 phathat pptpd[2413]: GRE: Discarding out of order
> > packet
> > Sep 30 17:10:03 phathat pppd[2414]: LCP: timeout sending
> > Config-Requests
> > Sep 30 17:10:03 phathat pppd[2414]: Connection terminated.
> > Sep 30 17:10:03 phathat pppd[2414]: Exit.
> > Sep 30 17:10:03 phathat pptpd[2413]: GRE:
> > read(fd=4,buffer=804d7e0,len=8196) from PTY failed: status = -1 error
> > = Input/output error
> > Sep 30 17:10:03 phathat pptpd[2413]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write
> > failed (pty,gre)=(4,5)
> > Sep 30 17:10:03 phathat pptpd[2413]: CTRL: Client 209.187.165.235
> > control connection finished
>




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