[pptp-server] ppp-mppe under 2.4.x, continued

[robert]

Yes.  Use pppd 2.4 or greater.

See also my (work in progress) Howto for  the linux 2.4 kernels.  I post the 
newest version to http://home.swbell.net/berzerke/2.4_Kernel_PPTPD-HOWTO.txt

On Sunday 25 February 2001 16:52, C. Thomas wrote:
> Thanks to Santuu and robert for posting those
> mini-howtos on ppp-mppe under kernel 2.4.x -
>
> I have run across an interesting little problem after
> following the instructions set down in those guides.
>
> Let me give a little background into my setup:
>
> I'm running a patched ppp-2.3.8 under kernel 2.2.18 as
> the server.  I am trying to get my client at home, a
> ppp-2.4.0 + 2.4.2 kernel debian machine to talk to it.
>
> The ppp connection sets up as advertised, and the
> server's log indicates mppe 128bit is set up, as well
> as stateless compression.
>
> However, when I ping the remote LAN from my client at
> home, this appears in /var/log/syslog on the client
> machine:
>
> Feb 25 14:25:38 next pppd[1485]: rcvd [Compressed
> data] 10 50 c0 ef e8 93 17 ab ...
> Feb 25 14:25:41 next pppd[1485]: rcvd [Compressed
> data] 10 51 26 a5 de ce 96 8a ...
> Feb 25 14:25:47 next pppd[1485]: rcvd [Compressed
> data] 10 52 76 8a 15 82 7a 29 ...
>
> /var/log/pptpd.log on the server does not give any
> indication that anything is wrong.
>
> I should mention that Microsoft VPN clients have no
> problem connecting to this server - and I have set up
> a linux VPN client with it using a 2.2.18 kernel.
>
> Is there any known incompatibility between ppp-mppe
> 2.3.8 and 2.4.0?
>
> Thanks,
>
> C. Thomas
>
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