[pptp-server] pptp client, Win2k server - problems!

Adam Lang aalang at rutgersinsurance.com
Thu Oct 5 08:49:07 CDT 2000


This doesn't solve your immediate problem, but if I recall correctly, Win2k
supports IPSEC, so a more secure and efficient implentation may be to use
Freeswan for your Linux VPN and form a VPN that way.

Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
----- Original Message -----
From: "Elijah Smith" <eli at rocketvox.com>
To: <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 9:46 PM
Subject: [pptp-server] pptp client, Win2k server - problems!


>
> Hi, everyone - I'm trying to connect to my Windows 2000 router at work
with
> my firewall/router Linux box at home.  I'm almost there - so close I can
> smell it - but I can't figure out this problem.  I've read back through
the
> archives of this list, as well, but haven't seen any answers to this
> problem...
>
> my client is:
>
> RedHat Linux 6.2
> pppd 2.3.8 with all patches installed
> pptp 1.0.2
>
> and the server's Win2k.  I can connect with a Win98 client, no problem.
But
> when I try to connect using pptp, I get:
>
> ...Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttya0
> ...Sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap 81> <magic
0xe6251907>
> <pcomp> <accomp>\
> ...last message repeated 9 times
> ...LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
>
> ...with no other interesting messages occuring.  Win2k just doesn't seem
to
> be responding.  However, in the Win2k log file, I get a warning:
>
> "The user connected to port VPN3-4 has been disconnected because the
> authentication process did not complete within the required amount of
time."
>
>
> So, I'm pretty stumped.  Has anyone else out there seen this happen, or
have
> any insight?
>
> Thanks in advance!!
>
>
> Eli Smith
>
>




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