[pptp-server] pppd problem :o

[Marcel]

bao wrote:
> Hi list,
> I try to run pptp, but when it gets to pppd, I receive this error
> message:
> 
> /usr/sbin/pppd: The remote system is required to authenticate itself
> /usr/sbin/pppd: but I couldn't find any suitable secret (password) for
> it to use to do so.
> /usr/sbin/pppd: (None of the available passwords would let it use an IP
> address.)
> 
> I have passwords in chap-secrets, and also have tried with pap-secrets,
> but there's no change.
> 
> Has anyone encountered this before ??

Assuming you mean pptp client not server :
Yes, and when I did, I had forgotten to add "noauth" to the pppd options.

Marcel