[pptp-server] PPP Authentication not working

[Kelly Black]

Steve, 
What are the clients? (Linux or Windows).  If Windows, what does the chap-secrets file look like (please modify or delete the passwords for the list).  Mine looks like the following for Win98 clients that are connecting presently:

# client	server		secret		IP address 
kblack		npv		(yeah right)	*
npv		kblack		(nope)		*

Where kblack is the login I am using on the client, and npv is the name of the server.  Please change the secrets in the perentheses (?sp) to the password you are using during connection to the VPN dun box.

The file options looks like this:
/etc/ppp/options
lock
debug
name npv
kdebug 1
auth
require-chap
proxyarp
+chap
+chapms
+chapms-v2
mppe-40
mppe-128
mppe-stateless
ms-wins 192.168.2.58
ms-dns 192.168.2.53
netmask 255.255.255.0
mru 1400
mtu 1400
ktune

Hope this helps,
Kelly Black
Systems Administrator
TestQuest, Inc.


On Wed, Oct 18, 2000 at 10:16:46AM -0400, Steve Cody wrote:
> I have PoPToP set up on a Redhat Linux 6.2 system.  My user authentication
> is not working for PPP.  I have to put NOAUTH on the server so users can
> connect.  I NEED to at least have password authentication for security.
> Right now, I have to block all PPTP traffic, and explicitly allow users in
> through the firewall as they need VPN access.
> 
> Where do I look?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Steve Cody