[pptp-server] Linux Client?

Mon Oct 2 09:20:15 CDT 2000

?? People have been mentioning /var/run lately... the only relevant item I
have in there is pptpd.pid.

Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Vonau" <jvonau at home.com>
Cc: "PPTP List" <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: [pptp-server] Linux Client?

> I was fooling around to get this going, once it hit the magic combo that
worked,
> I didn't change anything and left what I had... I have password entries in
the
> chap-secrets, and ppp.options. I invoke it with the command line.   I'm
really
> not to sure which is correct, but I works for me.  The "Discarding out of
order
> packet" I found the cause to be in the /var/run/pptp/IP ADDRESS, if this
is
> there before you invoke the client then it fails.
>
> Jerry
>
>
> Adam Lang wrote:
>
> > Aren't you supposed to put username and password in the chap-secrets
file?
> >
> > Adam Lang
> > Systems Engineer
> > Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
> > ----- 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 11:35 PM
> > Subject: Re: [pptp-server] Linux Client?
> >
> > > In the /etc/ppp/options file
> > >
> > > lock
> > > noauth
> > > debug
> > >
> > > user USER
> > > password PASSWORD
> > >
> > > noauth
> > > +chap
> > > +chapms
> > > +chapms-v2
> > >  mppe-40
> > >  mppe-128
> > >  mppe-stateless
> > >
> > > My client connets to an nt server
> > > Your mileage may vary
> > >
> > > Jerry
> > >
> > > Patrick Childers wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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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