[pptp-server] Authentication

Tife Chan tife.chan at adsociety.com
Mon Mar 19 23:03:08 CST 2001


You may post your configuration files (like pppd options) here for better understanding your situation.

Regards,
Tife Chan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hui Chun Kit [mailto:ckhui at carmelss.edu.hk]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 12:46 PM
> To: Tife Chan
> Cc: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org; Joe Ward
> Subject: RE: [pptp-server] Authentication
> 
> 
> Dear,
> 
> 	I have set up pppd (ppp.rpm) and pptpd but it seems that
> I failed to authenticate against PAM. Are there any docs about that?
> 
> 
> Jacky Hui
> 
> On Tue, 20 Mar 2001, Tife Chan wrote:
> 
> > The authentication is done on the pppd rather than pptpd.
> > I'm not sure about other distribution, Redhat has default ppp 
> authentication over PAM.
> > You may get the pam_smb module from 
> http://www.csn.ul.ie/~airlied/pam_smb/
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Tife Chan
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: pptp-server-admin at lists.schulte.org
> > > [mailto:pptp-server-admin at lists.schulte.org]On Behalf Of Joe Ward
> > > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 9:46 PM
> > > To: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
> > > Subject: [pptp-server] Authentication
> > >
> > >
> > > I just reread this message,  I have been tasked with a very similar
> > > project.  I need to authenticate a linux based VPN with 
> either a domain
> > > controler or an yppass server.   any ideas on how to patch 
> pptpd to do so?
> > >
> > > -Joe Ward
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "Hui Chun Kit" <ckhui at school.net.hk>
> > > >To: <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
> > > >Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 12:05 PM
> > > >Subject: [pptp-server] Using ppp with PAM to authenticate
> > > against a NT PDC
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Dear all,
> > > > >
> > > > >     I am running RH7 so I do love to use PAM since the pppd
> > > coming with
> > > > > RH7
> > > > > is PAM-enabled. However, I cannot find any doc telling me how to
> > > > > authenticate
> > > > > with PAM and in fact, can I setup a PPTP server such that:
> > > > >
> > > > > - all clients are WinME/Win98
> > > > > - uses MCHAP and encryption
> > > > > - authenticate against a NT PDC or sth like this with PAM
> > > > >
> > > > >     Do any have any exp? Please shares.. I have tried to
> > > setup the PPTP
> > > > > server tonite but not yet tested it with Win98/ME but I will do it
> > > > > later. I failed
> > > > > to connect to this PPTP server from a linux box running 
> pptp-linux. No
> > > > > clues
> > > > > at the moment.....
> > > > >     Any guidelines will highly be appreciated.
> > > > >     thx
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Best Rgds,
> > > > >
> > > > > Jacky Hui
> > > > > Hong Kong
> > > > >
> > > > >
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