[pptp-server] WINS failing over PopTop

[Christopher Kalos]

	I've managed to handle it manually, but that won't do for the clients,
since they grab a different IP each time.  I can't make a simple script to
work with dynamic IPs on NT, or so it would seem.
	As for WINS, there's an NT server on the LAN already, which I've got full
access to over the VPN, but I have to use the IP instead of the WINS
hostname in the UNC path.  From what you've just mention, that may not be
normal.

CK

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From: pptp-server-admin at lists.schulte.org
[mailto:pptp-server-admin at lists.schulte.org]On Behalf Of Cowles, Steve
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 11:53 AM
To: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
Cc: 'Christopher Kalos'
Subject: RE: [pptp-server] WINS failing over PopTop


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Kalos [mailto:ckalos at gothambroadband.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 10:17 AM
> To: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
> Subject: [pptp-server] WINS failing over PopTop
>
>
> 	I've managed to set everything up properly for the VPN
> server and the Windows clients, with two minor exceptions.
>
> 	1) I'd like to assign a route through the tunnel to our
> DMZ as well, just to ensure that everything gets encrypted
> coming from our client systems into our network.  Where
> would I add the command to do this.

If your DMZ is on a separate network address outside of the pptp clients
netmask, then you will have to add a route to it manually from the PPTP
client. Plus, without understanding your network architecture, you will
"probably" have to add input/output/forward rules of some sort to allow PPTP
clients access to the DMZ.

> 	2) WINS isn't working.  Considering this is stock Debian
> running the additional ppp modules and so on, this doesn't
> surprise me.  However, there's a bit of a clamor for this.
>  Is there any way to get it up and running?

If you do not have a WINS server on your LAN, then you will need to install
and configure a WINS server.  FWIW: A WINS server can be loaded/configured
on your debian system (through Samba) or any NT server can be configured as
a WINS server.

>
> 	Also, just to make sure, does the "speed" parameter affect
> both directions for pptp traffic?  Is there a limit to how
> high it can go?

I have not had any problem with the speed setting, but I have read other
posts on this list where people have stated that the maximum throughput of
the tunnel was limited to 155200.
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