[pptp-server] Re: client does not get any address

Murali K. Vemuri muralivemuri at multitech.co.in
Wed Dec 12 20:54:57 CST 2001


hey everybody
well i had been a bit harsh at my language
please ignore all and any personal comments.
sorry for the inconvenience
regds
murali
"Murali K. Vemuri" wrote:

> hey
> thanks a lot for the help you offered.
> but, strangely enough, i hit upon the solution y'day late night.
> it was the problem of win98 client.
> the network dial up adapters were screwing the scenario.
> i uninstalled and installed all damn adapters on the win98 machine and
> it started working perfectly.
> stupid windows98!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> may be i will take your help if i should need it .............some
> time down the line.
> everybody in the list! please note one thing ..........
> if win98 or win2k is giving problems, first you uninstall and install
> all the damn adapters on them
> and then go to control panel, add/remove programs/windows setup.
> and install whatever is needed.
> if you install them from control panel/network, let the almighty help
> you in your problems
> i was digging around this for more than two weeks and y'day i hit upon
> the solution.
> thank god and shun Bill Gates
>
> regds
> murali
> George Vieira wrote:
>
>> Can I connect to you machine via pptp and see what I get as a linux
>> client.. my end may give me enough log info to see what happens..
>> just give an IP and a test account to try..
>>
>> thanks,
>> George Vieira
>> Systems Manager
>> Citadel Computer Systems P/L
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Murali K. Vemuri [mailto:muralivemuri at multitech.co.in]
>> Sent: Wednesday, 12 December 2001 9:43 PM
>> To: George Vieira; pptplist
>> Subject: Re: [pptp-server] Re: client does not get any address
>> hey george!
>>
>> i am still stuck there.
>> i tried a number of ways .........like invoking the pptp from
>> inittab itself blah blah blah
>> no use.
>> but "/usr/sbin/pptpd --debug" gives me a strange ( not totally) post
>> in "/var/log/pptpd.log"
>> i am attaching that.
>> regds
>> murali
>> "Murali K. Vemuri" wrote:
>>
>> > i did........no use..........
>> > still, neither the client nor the server are able to show the ip
>> > addresses.
>> > coming to the 2 trials for the link, it was tried twice ( so, there
>> > are two posts in the log)
>> > regds
>> > mruali
>> >
>> > George Vieira wrote:
>> >
>> >>  I would remove the +pap in the /etc/ppp/options file and also the
>> >>  logs appear that it used PAP to authenticate and didn't bring the
>> >>  link up properly or something...also it appears it tried to bring
>> >>  the link up twice, one after the other immediately...can you test
>> >>  it without the +pap and make sure they use chap-secrets file to
>> >>  authenticate..
>> >>
>> >>  thanks,
>> >>  George Vieira
>> >>  Systems Manager
>> >>  Citadel Computer Systems P/L
>> >>  -----Original Message-----
>> >>  From: Murali K. Vemuri [mailto:muralivemuri at multitech.co.in]
>> >>  Sent: Wednesday, 12 December 2001 2:38 PM
>> >>  To: George Vieira
>> >>  Subject: Re: client does not get any address
>> >>  hey ,
>> >>
>> >>  i missed the /etc/ppp/options file in my earlier post
>> >>  now i attached that file also
>> >>  regds
>> >>  murali
>> >>  George Vieira wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > are you sure the client hasn't dropped off the link for any
>> >> > reason? can you
>> >> > provide a log when this happens as the previous logs you
>> >> > supplied were
>> >> > different problems/symptoms..
>> >> >
>> >> > thanks,
>> >> > George Vieira
>> >> > Systems Manager
>> >> > Citadel Computer Systems P/L
>> >> >
>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> > From: Murali K. Vemuri [mailto:muralivemuri at multitech.co.in]
>> >> > Sent: Wednesday, 12 December 2001 2:29 PM
>> >> > To: pptplist; George Vieira
>> >> > Subject: client does not get any address
>> >> >
>> >> > hi ,
>> >> >
>> >> > after a bit of struggle, i could make the win98 client login
>> >> > through the
>> >> > microsoft vpn adapter.
>> >> > but, after this, neither the client nor the server show up with
>> >> > any
>> >> > addresses which i configured in the
>> >> > /etc/pptpd.conf.
>> >> > my /etc/pptpd.conf' file is as follows:
>> >> > speed 19200
>> >> > debug
>> >> > localip 192.168.1.230
>> >> > remoteip 192.168.1.235-240
>> >> > logfile /var/log/pptpd.log
>> >> > pidfile /var/run/pptpd.pid.
>> >> >
>> >> > and etc/ppp/options is attached here.
>> >> >
>> >> > the client shows that he is able to login and even
>> >> > /var/log/pptpd.log as
>> >> > well as /var/log/messages show that the client has logged in.
>> >> > but
>> >> > strangely enough, 'ifconfig' on the server does not show the
>> >> > above
>> >> > address and neither the "winipcfg' on the client.
>> >> > any ideas?
>> >> > regds
>> >> > murali krishna vemuri
>> >>
>> >>  --
>> >>  with thanks for your time,
>> >>
>> >>  Murali Krishna Vemuri
>> >>
>> >>  off: Multitech Software Systems,
>> >>  #95, 17th'B' Main Road,
>> >>  V Block, Koramangala, BANGALORE 560 095
>> >>  tel: 080 5534471 xtn: 214
>> >>
>> >>  res: #12, 6th 'A' Cross,
>> >>  Ramaswamy Palya, Vignana Nagara,
>> >>  Martha Halli Post, Bangalore 560 037.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> > --
>> > with thanks for your time,
>> >
>> > Murali Krishna Vemuri
>> >
>> > off: Multitech Software Systems,
>> > #95, 17th'B' Main Road,
>> > V Block, Koramangala, BANGALORE 560 095
>> > tel: 080 5534471 xtn: 214
>> >
>> > res: #12, 6th 'A' Cross,
>> > Ramaswamy Palya, Vignana Nagara,
>> > Martha Halli Post, Bangalore 560 037.
>> >
>> >
>>
>> --
>> with thanks for your time,
>>
>> Murali Krishna Vemuri
>>
>> off: Multitech Software Systems,
>> #95, 17th'B' Main Road,
>> V Block, Koramangala, BANGALORE 560 095
>> tel: 080 5534471 xtn: 214
>>
>> res: #12, 6th 'A' Cross,
>> Ramaswamy Palya, Vignana Nagara,
>> Martha Halli Post, Bangalore 560 037.
>>
>>
>
> --
> regards & thanks for your time,
>
> Murali Krishna Vemuri
>
>

--
regards & thanks for your time,

Murali Krishna Vemuri


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