[pptp-server] Re: Can access shares on poptop server but nothing else!

David Rankin drankin at cox-internet.com
Tue Mar 13 23:23:10 CST 2001


"Cowles, Steve" wrote:

>
> Based on your prior posts... your WINS server is running on your PPTP
> server, so the above "could" actually work because the browse request (from
> the client) does not have to be routed past the PPTP server.
>
> > > Have you got ip forwarding enabled on your pptpd server?
> >
> > Uhh, I think so? All of my IP traffic goes through NEMESIS.
> > It is my internal DNS and gateway and handles all of the
> > traffic from the router and forwards it to the right machines
> > in the office. All of the machines have no problem accessing
> > the net through NEMESIS. I guess a picture would help
> >
>
> What is the value of /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward  ?? It needs to be one
> (1)
>
> To check value, type: cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
>

This may be a problem... ip_forward is set to 0. How do I fix this? See
response below:

[david at Nemesis ipv4]$ cat ip_forward
0

>
> Also, when the PPTP client connects - does /var/log/messages show the
> ethernet interface (like eth0) being set as proxy arp for the PPTP client?
> i.e.
>
> Mar 12 16:53:52 excelsior pppd[767]: found interface eth0 for proxy arp
>
> If not, you will only be able to talk to the PPTP server (from the client)
> and no further.
>

Here is the latest log from my session (proxy arp looks fine):

Mar 13 22:46:55 Nemesis pptpd[30016]: CTRL: Client 208.180.113.40 control
connec
Mar 13 22:46:55 Nemesis pptpd[30016]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd,
openi
Mar 13 22:46:55 Nemesis modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-108
Mar 13 22:46:55 Nemesis pppd[30017]: pppd 2.4.0 started by root, uid 0
Mar 13 22:46:55 Nemesis pppd[30017]: Using interface ppp0
Mar 13 22:46:55 Nemesis pppd[30017]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/0
Mar 13 22:46:55 Nemesis pppd[30017]: CHAP peer authentication succeeded for
davi
Mar 13 22:46:55 Nemesis pppd[30017]: found interface eth0 for proxy arp
Mar 13 22:46:55 Nemesis pppd[30017]: local  IP address 192.168.7.106
Mar 13 22:46:55 Nemesis pppd[30017]: remote IP address 192.168.7.101
Mar 13 22:46:55 Nemesis pppd[30017]: CCP terminated by peer
Mar 13 22:46:55 Nemesis pppd[30017]: Compression disabled by peer.
Mar 13 22:50:00 Nemesis CROND[30048]: (root) CMD (   /sbin/rmmod -as)
Mar 13 22:56:06 Nemesis pppd[30017]: LCP terminated by peer
Mar 13 22:56:06 Nemesis pptpd[30016]: CTRL: Error with select(), quitting
Mar 13 22:56:06 Nemesis pptpd[30016]: CTRL: Client 208.180.113.40 control
connec
Mar 13 22:56:06 Nemesis pppd[30017]: Modem hangup
Mar 13 22:56:06 Nemesis pppd[30017]: Connection terminated.
Mar 13 22:56:06 Nemesis pppd[30017]: Connect time 9.2 minutes.
Mar 13 22:56:06 Nemesis pppd[30017]: Sent 4630 bytes, received 28672 bytes.
Mar 13 22:56:06 Nemesis pppd[30017]: Exit.

What in the world do you think I'm dealing with?

Thanks -- David




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