[pptp-server] Browsing Woes

[honor]

I  have also the problem.

Has anybody help us?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Kohlsmith" <akohlsmith at benshaw.com>
To: <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 12:23 AM
Subject: [pptp-server] Browsing Woes


> The Problem:
> VPN clients cannot see browse lists, but I can call up a computer with
> \\computername or \\ip.ip.ip.ip.
>
> The Configuration:
> The Firewall/VPN server:
> - kernel 2.4.17
> - samba 2.2.20
> - ppp 2.4.1 with MSCHAPv2 and openssl-0.9.6-mppe patches
> - pptpd 1.0.1
> many network cards and modems:
> eth0 - LAN
> eth1 - DMZ
> eth2 - WAN
> eth3 - wireless
> pppx+ - either dialup or VPN, depending on order
>
> relevant bits of samba config:
> ======================================================
> [global]
>    workgroup = MYDOMAIN
>    server string = gateway
>
>    interfaces = 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.3.0/24
>    hosts allow = 192.168.1. 127. 192.168.3.
>    socket options = TCP_NODELAY
>    getwd cache = Yes
>
>    wins support = yes
>    wins proxy = yes
>
>    security = domain
>    password server = server1
>    guest account = samba
>
>    os level = 60
>    local master = yes
>    domain master = no
>    preferred master = yes
>    domain logons = no
>
>    name resolve order = lmhosts wins bcast host
>    dns proxy = no
>    locking = yes
>
>   guest account = nobody
>   encrypt passwords = yes
> ======================================================
>
> pptpd.conf:
> ======================================================
> speed 115200
> localip 192.168.1.234-238
> remoteip 192.168.1.240-244
> option /etc/ppp/options.pptp
> ======================================================
>
> options.pptp:
> ======================================================
> auth
> asyncmap 0
> nodetach
> name vpn-ppp
> ms-dns 192.168.1.1
> ms-wins 192.168.1.1
> proxyarp
> require-chapms-v2
> #chapms-strip-domain
> refuse-chapms
> refuse-chap
> mppe-128
> mppe-stateless
> mtu 1000
> mru 1000
> ======================================================
>
> All LAN workstations use WINS, including PDC and BDC (both winnt4).  The
main
> fileserver (bigmama) runs Samba 2.2.20 and works fine with LAN and VPN
> clients (barring this browse problem).
>
> VPN users (from either wireless or modem, but I haven't begun testing
modem
> yet) can log in to the domain just fine.  I'm doing my testing on a Win2k
VPN
> client right now (the only one I have available at this time).  They can
> reach a SMB-sharing computer by name or by IP, but browsing gives timeouts
> ("MYDOMAIN is not accessible. / The network path was not found") -- when
> browsing in a single window, the error comes up once each time I try to
get
> into MYDOMAIN; when browsing in tree view the error comes up three times
in a
> row for every computer/share/file you try to access (something to do with
> reading the tree).
>
> These computers (dialup and wireless) are primarily used by sales staff
and
> otherwise non-techies and I loathe mapping drives, but that *does* work.
>
> I know those os level lines and such don't need to be there; I've been
> experimenting without much luck.  I'm 99.9% sure that nothing is being
> blocked by the firewall because I can get the data back and forth, and
> tcpdump'ing the pppx interface that the VPN is using seems to indicate
that
> the traffic is flowing.  I can provide dumps if desired.
>
> Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong?  This is *almost* working 100%.  It's
> that last little bit that's giving me trouble.  What's that they say about
> 80% taking 20% of the time, and the last 20% taking 80% of the time?  :-)
>
> Regards,
> Andrew
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