[pptp-server] Problem Connecting Win98 to pptpd on Linux

[Sean O'Dell]

That actually solved one of the three problems!  I was able to log in with 
authentication and the server rejected random username/passwords, but my 
local IP is still the same and I still can't browse the remote network.

What might be causing that you think?

	Sean

On Wednesday 07 November 2001 11:23 am, you wrote:
> Put the auth option in the server config. Turn on "Log on to network" on
> the client.
>
> Sarel
>
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> From: pptp-server-admin at lists.schulte.org
> [mailto:pptp-server-admin at lists.schulte.org]On Behalf Of Sean O'Dell
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 12:40 PM
> To: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
> Subject: [pptp-server] Problem Connecting Win98 to pptpd on Linux
>
>
> I'm stuck for what to try next getting Win98 connected to pptpd.  I'll try
> and be brief:
>
> I am trying to establish a VPN between my home office and another office
> downtown.  I followed the PoPToP documentation for installing a server
> under linux and almost have it working.  I installed the Microsoft VPN
> adapter and have it, NDISWAN, TCP/IP and the dial-up adapter all happily
> connected together.
>
> What's wrong: I can connect my home computer to the remote server running
> pptpd, but it accepts ANY username/password (it seems to ignore what's in
> /etc/ppp/chao-secrets), it doesn't change my home computer's IP in any way
> (it retains the local private IP issued on boot-up) and I can't browse any
> shared folders/files on the remote network.
>
> Me:
> 	DSL
> 	linux kernel 2.4.2
> 	iptables-based firewall
> 	single public ip masquerading private IPs of 192.168.1.0/254
> 	DHCP issuing dynamic IPs in the private range
>
> Downtown:
> 	T1
> 	linux kernel 2.4.2
> 	iptables-based firewall (port 1723 is open and GRE packets are accepted)
> 	single public ip masquerading private IPs of 192.168.1.0/254
> 	DHCP issuing dynamic IPs in the private range
>
> My home computer is behind a gateway/firewall and has a private masq IP of
> 192.168.1.2.  The server is running a firewall and has a public internet IP
> and is running pptpd bound to the public IP, although it also masquerades
> IPs
> for the remote private network.
>
> I'm pretty sure I did EVERYTHING the documentation said to do, so I'm
> guessing I have made some basic, stupid mistake somewhere which is not
> covered in the documentation.
>
> Does anyone have any idea what I should be checking?  What
> mis-configuration I may have done that would cause this?
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