[pptp-server] Almost there! =) A few more helpful hints will get me on my way...

[Dread Boy]

>>I've made SaMBa the main WINS server assigned by DHCPD on the Linux box, 
>>etc. - the way it's always been, anyway.
>
>WINS server assignment through DHCP is valid, but only for clients
>configured to use DHCP to configure the TCP/IP stack. Keep in mind, when
>using a PopTop PPTP server - PPTP clients are configured through pppd
>options, not DHCP. Although - On the other side of the coin, Microsoft's
>PPTP server can be configured to use DHCP to configure remote PPTP clients.

Right.  I only use DHCP for local connections, I don't expect it to work for 
PPTP.

>>
>>I edited /etc/pptpd.conf with the line:
>>
>>     ms-wins 192.168.0.2
>
>BZZT! I hope the above is a type-o, but ms-wins is a pppd option, not a 
>PPTP
>option. FYI: from man pppd

OK.  I didn't realize this.  Should I then put the ms-wins statement in 
/etc/ppp/options vs /etc/ppp/options/pptp ?

>>
>>I've changed the samba resolve order to wins, lmhosts, blah, blah, blah... 
>>I've even added corresponding entries to
>>/etc/lmhosts for a few machines on my network.
>
>The default search order should be fine. Also, its rather hard to debug 
>WINS
>related problems when you add entries to the lmhosts file.

OK, I'll toast the lmhosts file then.  Should I also toast the hosts file?

>Based on your post, it sounds like you do not have WINS/Samba setup
>properly. Without seeing your smb.conf file, I would only be guessing at
>what the problem.

OK, I'll post all of the related files at the bottom of this message.  
Thanks to everyone who's muddled me through this stuff.  =)

P.S.  Is there anyway to "follow up" a message directly on the message 
board?  I seem to have to mail my message each time.

--- /etc/smb.conf ---
   workgroup = WestLogic
   server string = Linux Samba Server
   hosts allow = 192.168.0. 127.
   security = user
   encrypt passwords = yes
   smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
   unix password sync = Yes
   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
   passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password* %n\n 
*passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
   username map = /etc/smbusers
   include = /etc/smb.conf.%m
   socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
   #eth0 and eth1 - so don't want NetBIOS hanging its arse off my ext eth
   interfaces = 192.168.0.0/24
   bind interfaces only = yes
   remote announce = 192.168.0.255
   local master = yes
   domain master = yes
   preferred master = yes
   name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast
   wins support = yes
   wins proxy = yes
   preserve case = yes
   case sensitive = yes

--- /var/lock/samba/browse.dat ---
"WESTLOGIC"               c0001000 "WL2"                         "WESTLOGIC"
"WL2"                     400d9a03 "Linux Samba Server"          "WESTLOGIC"
"WL1"                     40019603 "WestLogic Server"            "WESTLOGIC"
"MICKEY"                  40412203 "Craig's Hunk Of Ham"         "WESTLOGIC"
"CRAIG"                   40011003 ""                            "WESTLOGIC"

--- /var/lock/samba/wins.dat ---
VERSION 1 140101
"
__MSBROWSE__#01" 982124812 255.255.255.255 e4R
"CRAIG#00" 982192619 192.168.0.16 64R
"CRAIG#20" 982192619 192.168.0.16 64R
"CRAIG#6a" 982192636 192.168.0.16 64R
"CRAIG#87" 982192636 192.168.0.16 64R
"INET~SERVICES#1c" 982197525 192.168.0.1 e4R
"IS~WL1#00" 982197524 192.168.0.1 64R
"MICKEY#00" 982192017 192.168.0.19  4R
"MICKEY#03" 982192017 192.168.0.19  4R
"MICKEY#20" 982192017 192.168.0.19  4R
"WESTLOGIC#00" 982197525 255.255.255.255 c4R
"WESTLOGIC#1b" 982197427 192.168.0.2 44R
"WESTLOGIC#1e" 982197427 255.255.255.255 c4R
"WL1#00" 982197525 192.168.0.1 64R
"WL1#03" 982197525 192.168.0.1 64R
"WL1#06" 982197525 192.168.0.1 64R
"WL1#20" 982197525 192.168.0.1 64R
"WL1#6a" 982197525 192.168.0.1 64R
"WL1#87" 982197525 192.168.0.1 64R
"WL2#00" 982197427 192.168.0.2 46R
"WL2#03" 982197427 192.168.0.2 46R
"WL2#20" 982197427 192.168.0.2 46R
"WORKGROUP#00" 982124604 255.255.255.255 e4R
"WORKGROUP#1e" 982124604 255.255.255.255 e4R

--- /etc/pptpd.conf ---
option /etc/ppp/options.pptp
debug
localip 192.168.0.128-135
remoteip 192.168.0.136-143

--- /etc/ppp/options.pptp ---
debug
name wl2
mru 1450
mtu 1450
auth
require-chap
#lock
proxyarp
+chap
+chapms
+chapms-v2
mppe-40
mppe-128
mppe-stateless
#ms-wins	192.168.0.2

--- /etc/ppp/chap-secrets ---
# Force IPs with next two lines
#craig			wl2	password	192.168.0.201
#westlogic\\craig	wl2	password	192.168.0.202
craig			wl2	password	*
westlogic\\craig	wl2	password	*

--- /etc/dhcpd.conf ---
subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
	option routers			192.168.0.2;
	option subnet-mask		255.255.255.0;
	option domain-name		"westlogic";
# External ISP's name servers below
	option domain-name-servers	w.x.y.z,a.b.c.d;
	option time-offset		-7;	# Mountain Standard Time
	option netbios-name-servers	192.168.0.2;
	range dynamic-bootp 192.168.0.16 192.168.0.127;
	default-lease-time 21600;
	max-lease-time 43200;
}

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