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

[Jerry Vonau]

check your ppp options file if this is a client , change AUTH to NOAUTH

Jerry


Elijah Smith wrote:

>
>
> 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