[pptp-server] After clicking the VPN-Icon in Win2K I get the "Verifying username and password" - and that's it.

[Justin Kreger]

It seems there have been some problems recently with old chapms, try
removing +chapms from the config file.  Also, lower your MTU and
MRU.  Plus, feel free to drop mppe-40

Justin Kreger, MCP MCSE CCNA
jkreger at earthling.2y.net jwkreger at uncg.edu jkreger at aristotle.wss.net


On Sun, 27 May 2001, Torben Frey wrote:

> Hi together,
> 
> After configuring around the entire day I am down with my nerves. All I
> wanted to do is connecting my Win2K machine to my Linux server using
> pptpd. I started a fresh installation this morning, using the new kernel
> 2.4.5, the mppe-patches (they patched fine without any errors) and pppd
> 2.4.1., tried the stable and current version of pptpd!
> 
> After trying many many different option-files I finally got to the
> <http://home.swbell.net/berzerke/2.4_Kernel_PPTPD-HOWTO.txt> , but
> nothing helped so far. But here I can show you what happens:
> 
> I start pptpd with the following options in /etc/pptpd.conf:
> debug
> option /etc/ppp/options.pptpd
> localip 192.168.111.134-138
> remoteip 192.168.111.234-238
> 
> In /etc/ppp/options.pptpd I have:
> unit 11
> debug
> name yakul
> lock
> mtu 1450
> mru 1450
> proxyarp
> auth
> +chap
> +chapms
> +chapms-v2
> ipcp-accept-local
> ipcp-accept-remote
> lcp-echo-failure 3
> lcp-echo-interval 5
> deflate 0
> mppe-128
> mppe-40
> mppe-stateless
> 
> I am using the unit command for preventing pppd using ppp0 or ppp1 which
> are usually reserved for my internet connection, but even without,
> nothing works (I tried without that, same result). MTU/MRU are smaller
> since I am behind a PPPoE connection. But right now I am testing
> directly from my home LAN, doesn't work either.
> 
> In /etc/ppp/chap-secrets I have the following:
> username             yakul           "password"      *
> 
> Now, when I click on my VPN-Icon in Win2K, it starts connecting, gets to
> the "Verifying username and password" - and that's it. Nothing more.
> After a few seconds I get Error 721, the computer is not responding
> (sorry, my Win2K is in German).
> 
> The logfile (using debug in pptpd and pppd, daemon.debug in syslog)
> results only in this:
> May 27 18:50:01 yakul pptpd[4699]: MGR: Manager process started
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: MGR: Launching
> /usr/local/sbin/pptpctrl to handle client
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: local address = 192.168.111.134
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: remote address =
> 192.168.111.234
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: pppd options file =
> /etc/ppp/options.pptpd
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: Client 192.168.88.11 control
> connection started
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message
> (type: 1)
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: Made a START CTRL CONN RPLY
> packet
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: I wrote 156 bytes to the
> client.
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message
> (type: 7)
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: Set parameters to 1525 maxbps,
> 64 window size
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: Made a OUT CALL RPLY packet
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd,
> opening GRE)
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: pty_fd = 5
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: tty_fd = 6
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: I wrote 32 bytes to the client.
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4701]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): Connection
> speed = 115200
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4701]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): local address =
> 192.168.111.134
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4701]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): remote address
> = 192.168.111.234
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pppd[4701]: pppd 2.4.1 started by root, uid 0
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pppd[4701]: Using interface ppp11
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pppd[4701]: not replacing existing default route
> to ppp0 [192.168.254.1]
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pppd[4701]: Cannot determine ethernet address for
> proxy ARP
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pppd[4701]: local  IP address 192.168.111.134
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pppd[4701]: remote IP address 192.168.111.234
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message
> (type: 15)
> May 27 18:50:06 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: Got a SET LINK INFO packet with
> standard ACCMs
> May 27 18:50:43 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message
> (type: 12)
> May 27 18:50:43 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: Made a CALL DISCONNECT RPLY
> packet
> May 27 18:50:43 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: Received CALL CLR request
> (closing call)
> May 27 18:50:43 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: I wrote 148 bytes to the
> client.
> May 27 18:50:43 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
> May 27 18:50:43 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: Error with select(), quitting
> May 27 18:50:43 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: Client 192.168.88.11 control
> connection finished
> May 27 18:50:43 yakul pptpd[4700]: CTRL: Exiting now
> May 27 18:50:43 yakul pptpd[4699]: MGR: Reaped child 4700
> 
> This happens, no matter if I use the correct user/password combination.
> Only deleting all users from chap-secrets gives an earlier error. I
> tried almost all thinkable combination of options, there is no firewall
> between me and the server at the moment, I THINK it might be a missing
> kernel option, but which ones are needed for pptpd? is there a minimal
> combination?
> 
> Please help me getting this to run!
> Thanks a lot,
> Torben
> 
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