[pptp-server] Netmask woes... No, that ain't it.

[Dread Boy]

No.  Not at all.  Can't see a thing, no "NET VIEW", no \\192.168.x.x server 
or its share, etc.

So close, yet so far away....

Can you search for the servers by IP and find them?  Or map network drive
\\192.160.0.2\SHARENAME?

On Thu, 22 Feb 2001, Dread Boy wrote:

>OK.  Here goes.  I'm able to log in from anywhere with any SMB 
>username/password combo, strip off the MS domain crap, and authenticate 
>perfectly from Win95A, 95B, 98, 98SE, NT4, and 2000.  Cool.
>
>However, my client's IP address always shows a netmask of 255.255.255.0 
>which is correct.  My LAN is a private subnet 192.168.0.x (I've used Class 
>"C" even though these are for a Class "B" network, no matter either way.)
>
>Now, after the client connected, I could never, ever see any Windoze 
>machines, including my Linux Samba server with WINS, DNS, remote announce, 
>blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
>
>This is because when I check the ppp0 interface with "ifconfig" the ppp0 
>interface always shows a netmask of 255.255.255.255.  Of course this is 
>quite futile if you want to view any of the 253 computers on your Class C 
>network.  =(
>
>I can run "ifconfig ppp0 netmask 255.255.255.0" and force the netmask, but 
>this seems to make no difference after connection.  I still can not see 
>even the samba server trying WINS, BCAST, or LMHOSTS.
>
>I assume this is because I am stuck with that 255.255.255.255 netmasking 
>door in my face.
>
>I am running PoPToP 1.0.1 with ppp 2.3.11 and kernel 2.2.17.
>
>I have an NT server at 192.168.0.1.  (Netmask 255.255.255.0)
>
>I have a Linux SMB server at 192.168.0.2 with two network cards for gateway 
>usage, etc.  192.168.0.2 is eth0 and my other IP is eth1.  My ipchains 
>script is almost perfect for forwarding, blockage, etc.
>
>I can see neither of these machines, or any other nodes for that matter.
>
>I can connect remotely from other Windoze machines.
>
>I read through the man pages for pppd and found the "netmask" option which 
>is supposed to be placed in /etc/ppp/options.  However, when I add "netmask 
>255.255.255.0" into the options file, it definitely isn't rejected by pptpd 
>or pppd, but still 255.255.255.255 comes up on the ppp0 interface.  In the 
>pppd man pages it states that "some O/Ses won't allow anything but"
>
>What?!  I've read several threads on the mailing list of people having 
>success with RedHat Linux.  What am I doing wrong?  I have RedHat 6.2 
>(Originally kernel 2.2.14-5.0, now is 2.2.17 with GRE and ppp-2.3.11 with 
>all of the MS patches which seem to be working fine.)
>
>Argghhh!!!
>
>How does one get by this?  I'm sure it's the last step to enabling MS 
>clients to access our VPN.
>
>Who's got the quick answer for this one?
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