[pptp-server] PPTP Linux client and PPTPD encryption question .

Steven Evans steve at netwaynetworks.com.au
Wed Aug 22 20:02:57 CDT 2001


Heya

Which options should i add into the second linux boxes' options file?

Thanks 
Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Vonau [mailto:jvonau at home.com]
Sent: Thursday, 23 August 2001 10:56 AM
To: Steven Evans
Cc: 'pptp-server at lists.schulte.org'
Subject: Re: [pptp-server] PPTP Linux client and PPTPD encryption
question.


Steven:

Have you patched the client for encryption? 
Just patch it the same way as for poptop.

Setup the /etc/ppp/options file
with the options for encryption?

Jerry Vonau


Steven Evans wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to create a vpn atm.  I have installed pptpd on a linux box,
> installed mppe, patched ppp-2.4.1 with the 2 patches that i found on
> mirror.binarix.com, installed them all and rebooted.
> 
> I can connect my Win2k workstation to the pptpd server with 128bit
> encryption with no problems.  I get a event on my messages log that says
> this.
> 
> However, whenever i connect another identically built linux box using pptp
> client (version 1.0.2), i see in the messages log no mention of
encryption:
> 
> Aug 23 09:47:37 grunt pppd[422]: Using interface ppp0
> Aug 23 09:47:37 grunt pppd[422]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/0
> Aug 23 09:47:40 grunt pppd[422]: MSCHAP-v2 peer authentication succeeded
for
> supervisor
> Aug 23 09:47:40 grunt pppd[422]: Deflate (15) compression enabled
> Aug 23 09:47:40 grunt pppd[422]: local  IP address 10.1.254.1
> Aug 23 09:47:40 grunt pppd[422]: remote IP address 10.1.254.15
> 
> How can i get my second linux box to connect using encryption and using
> pptpd?  If i cant get it working using pptp client, is there another one i
> can use?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve
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