[pptp-server] problems with win2k client

Tue Dec 11 21:37:51 CST 2001

ok, that'll take me some time to accomplish...

assuming that *is* the case, is there a way to get it to authenticate to 
the domain username/passwd, etc.?

thanks,

alan

At 2:33午後 +1100 12.12.01, George Vieira wrote:
>OK.. it's probably because your workstations don't have an account for you
>locally on their machine and your not logged into the domain so your
>authenticating on "username" and not "domain/username" which the
>workstations are trusting you on... get it..
>
>
>test this: Get a workstation to add your username locally on their PC with
>the same login and password as the username password your vpn client is
>logged in... then try it to that workstation..
>
>ANOTHER thing: try mapping a share on a workstation and click the "different
>username" and selected Administrator and password..
>
>Obviously you need administrator priveledges but this is JUST to test what's
>going on..
>
>
>My guess is that the workstations are authenticating you on the machine
>login which is not on the domain itself..
>
>
>thanks,
>George Vieira
>Systems Manager
>Citadel Computer Systems P/L
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: alan premselaar [mailto:alien at 12inch.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, 12 December 2001 2:29 PM
>To: George Vieira
>Subject: RE: [pptp-server] problems with win2k client
>
>
>I have a domain account (actually, i guess it's active directory)  ...
>they're all win2k machines
>
>i get error 5: access denied
>
>when i try "net view <ipaddress>" or "net view \\<ipaddress>"
>
>alan
>
> >Do you have an account on the server? Are all of these NT type machines or
> >any of them Windows 98?
> >
> >OK, can you try by IP address?
> >
> >net view \\10.10.10.10
> >
> >or something..
> >
> >
> >thanks,
> >George Vieira
> >Systems Manager
> >Citadel Computer Systems P/L
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: alan premselaar [mailto:alien at 12inch.com]
> >Sent: Wednesday, 12 December 2001 1:41 PM
> >To: George Vieira; pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
> >Subject: RE: [pptp-server] problems with win2k client
> >
> >
> >George,
> >
> >   Thanks for the reply.  I've double-checked and I'm resolving names
> >properly. i'm able to ping the host(s) no problem, but i don't get any
> >response from "net view \\hostname" or the network neighborhood... (and it
> >takes its time to timeout)
> >
> >in explorer (network neighborhood) it times out and returns with "can't
> >access \\<hostname>.  can't find network path"  (this is a loose
> >translation as i'm using a japanese operating system on the w2k machine)
> >
> >from "net view \\<hostname>" i get:
> >
> >system error 1311: (a bunch of japanese i *can't* read) and "no login
> >server"
> >
> >
> >any other ideas?
> >
> >alan
> >
> >At 1:22午後 +1100 12.12.01, George Vieira wrote:
> > >firstly, localip and remoteip is for pptpd.conf not
>/etc/ppp/options.pptpd
> > >or whatever.
> > >
> > >You may be having a name resolution problem with the neighbourhood
> >problem..
> > >you get the list but it doesn't know how to get there...
> > >can you ping them or even net view \\machinename it at all??
> > >
> > >
> > >thanks,
> > >George Vieira
> > >Systems Manager
> > >Citadel Computer Systems P/L
> > >
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: alan premselaar [mailto:alien at 12inch.com]
> > >Sent: Wednesday, 12 December 2001 1:16 PM
> > >To: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
> > >Subject: [pptp-server] problems with win2k client
> > >
> > >
> > >I'm running a redhat linux 6.2 installation with the 2.2.19 kernel
> > >(downloaded and compiled from source)
> > >i've installed pptpd-1.1.2 and pppd 2.3.11 (with the mppe and ms-chapv2
> > >patches)
> > >
> > >i've got 3 ethernet cards installed in the machine, 1 setup on the DMZ, 1
> > >on the local internal network (192.168.0.x), and 1 configured as a
> > >completely different (192.168.254.x) network for testing purposes.
> > >
> > >I've setup a PC running win2k pro on the 192.168.254.x network as a test
> > >connection machine.
> > >
> > >i have a couple of seperate problems, i think.
> > >
> > >Firstly, In all the documentation i've read, and the mail on this list,
> > >people keep making reference to setting "localip <ip>" and "remoteip
><ip>"
> > >in the options.pptp file (or /etc/ppp/options file) ... whenever I do
>that,
> > >PPP barfs saying that it's an invalid option.  i'm a little confused by
> > >that, but it's not my main problem.
> > >
> > >
> > >the main problem i'm having is this:
> > >
> > >I can connect via the test vpn from my win2k client.  I can connect to my
> > >exchange server no problem.  when I open the network neighborhood (or
> > >whatever it's called in w2k) i can see my domain(s) and all the computers
> > >in the domain show up when i double-click the domain name... (so far so
> > >good) ... however, when i double-click any of the computers I can't
> >connect.
> > >
> > >for the purpose of the testing, i have my password in the chap-secrets
>file
> > >set identically to my domain-login password, and my username set
> > >identically to my domain-username.  also, for the time being, I have my
> > >firewall disabled on this machine (i can worry about firewalling once
>I've
> > >gotten the configuration working)
> > >
> > >this seems to be the case regardless of whether or not I've got samba
> > >running on the linux machine.  (I've tried both ways)
> > >
> > >also note that I have added the following rules in my ipchains:
> > >
> > >ipchains -I forward 1 -s 192.168.0.0/24 -d 192.168.0.0/24 -j ACCEPT
> > >ipchains -I forward 2 -s 192.168.0.0/24 -j MASQ
> > >
> > >
> > >*EVERYTHING* (as far as i can tell) aside from the network browsing is
> > >working properly thru the vpn.
> > >
> > >any advice, assistance, ritual dance recommendation, etc. are greatly
> > >appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> > >thanks in advance
> > >
> > >alan premselaar
> > >----
> > >  there's nothing like the undying sense of reliability provided by
>modern
> > >technology.
> > >----
> > >alan premselaar
> > >alien at 12inch.com
> > >www.12inch.com
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> >----
> >  there's nothing like the undying sense of reliability provided by modern
> >technology.
> >----
> >alan premselaar
> >alien at 12inch.com
> >www.12inch.com
>
>----
>  there's nothing like the undying sense of reliability provided by modern
>technology.
>----
>alan premselaar
>alien at 12inch.com
>www.12inch.com

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technology.
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