[pptp-server] Want pptpd server to assign routes to clients when then connect

Art webmaster at lotr.ws
Fri Jun 7 10:25:58 CDT 2002 

Yes, I spent hours perusing the web as well as both versions of this list's 
archives long before posting. I found plenty of references for adding things 
from scripts on the client's machine (which we've known and done for years), 
but nothing helping out to try to figure out how to take the burden off the 
client/user, and just take care of things from the server/admin side.
I had already come across the IEAK option though I hadn't heard of the CMAK 
option before, it still is too windoze centric and over 60% of our clients 
use platforms other than MS based so unfortunately those MS options doesn't 
do any good for many of the *nix, Mac, and other client/users we have to 
support. We've done things in the past such as put scripts from the domain 
login etc to get things working,but that's always seemed a clumsy kludge, and 
I would just like to either find (or if no other choice create) a more 
elegant (from the user's experience at least) and effecient solution. So far 
it seems no one has addressed this (which is quite surprising), I just wanted 
to make sure that it wasn't already addressed before deciding to commit 
significant man hours of our team to creating a solution.
So I'm still giving it another day or two before giving up, then if there's 
still no other option, because we HAVE to find this solution from the server 
side, then we'll try to figure something out to create, though I don't look 
forward to it.
So, again, if anyone has anyone suggestions on how to (from the server's side) 
configure routes for the client when they connect so they can get to multiple 
different networks after connecting to the VPN, it would be great to hear, 
even just some theoretical stuff might be helpful.
Thanks all,
-Art



On Friday 07 June 2002 07:23 am, Jerry Vonau wrote:
> Frank:
>
> Art asked if there was "Any suggestions on how to pull this off anyone?"
> Did you even read the thread at the archives?  Don't know, or care if the
> tool works.
> I recalled, seeing that email, so I found it in the archives for him.
> Most of the questions asked on this list have been dealt with before.
> New users may not be aware of the archives, going back to May 1999, hence
> the links.
> Have a nice day.
> Jerry
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Frank Cusack [SMTP:fcusack at fcusack.com]
> Sent:	Friday, June 07, 2002 12:53 AM
> To:	fxgh
> Cc:	pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
> Subject:	Re: [pptp-server] Want pptpd server to assign routes to clients
> when then connect
>
> What does this have to do with client side routes?  Or are you suggesting
> that the answer is in the archives?
>
> /fc
>
> On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 06:23:21PM -0500, fxgh wrote:
> > Hi all:
> >
> > I'm using my wife's machine, so if this comes out HTML,
> > I'm sorry inadvance.....  Mine is getting upgraded, woo hoo
> >
> > I recall someone suggesting to use a ms tool....
> > ah here it is:
> >
> > http://lists.schulte.org/pipermail/pptp-server/2002-March/007867.html
> >
> > Just to let everybody know you can still get to the old archives at:
> >
> > http://lists.schulte.org/pipermail/pptp-server/
> >
> > You can search them at:
> >
> > http://lists.schulte.org/search/search-pptp-server.html
> >
> > Maybe a link from the new website would be helpful  ;-)
> > Just my 2 cents worth...
> >
> > Jerry Vonau
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Igor Maciel Macaubas [SMTP:igor.maciel at mailbr.com.br]
> > Sent:	Thursday, June 06, 2002 12:53 PM
> > To:	Webmaster; pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
> > Subject:	Re: [pptp-server] Want pptpd server to assign routes to clients
> > when
> >
> > then connect
> >
> > Hum,
> > In this case, I really don't know what you have to do.
> > Since that you want to add this route at client side, it's not trivial.
> > You can try to put at the server side some type of script to be executed
> > in the client when it connects.. but I've never done something like that.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Igor
> > --
> > igor.maciel at mailbr.com.br
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Webmaster" <webmaster at lotr.ws>
> > To: <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 2:22 PM
> > Subject: RE: [pptp-server] Want pptpd server to assign routes to clients
> > when then connect
> >
> > > You have it right in the second part. I want the server to assign
> > > routes
> >
> > to
> >
> > > the client when the client connects to the server.
> > > Currently after the client connects to the pptpd server, I have to
> > > (from
> >
> > the
> >
> > > client, in this case windows) type something along the lines of:
> > > route add 192.168.3.0 192.168.1.0 (shortened for brevity, don't worry
> >
> > about
> >
> > > this syntax).
> > > Then everything works fine for the client to access that network.
> > > I need some way for the server to do that for the client when the
> > > client connects.
> > > It might be simple, but I suspect it is more involved otherwise it
> > > would seem that it would be more readily available.
> > > Any suggestions on how to pull this off anyone?
> > > Thanks,
> > > -Art
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Igor Maciel Macaubas [mailto:igor.maciel at mailbr.com.br]
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 9:47 AM
> > > To: Hawke; pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
> > > Subject: Re: [pptp-server] Want pptpd server to assign routes to
> > > clients when then connect
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Well, let me see if I understand what you want to do:
> > > You want to add a route to your clients when they connect, at Server
> > > side? If is this what you want, you can use the ip-up.local script,
> > > that
> >
> > depending
> >
> > > of the version of your pppd, may be located in /etc/ppp/ or
> > > /etc/ppp/scripts.
> > > This is script is executed imediatly after the connection of the client
> > > -
> >
> > so
> >
> > > you can make a bash script to add this routes dinamically.
> > > But if you want to add a route at client side, I don't think that
> >
> > pppd/pptpd
> >
> > > can carry this. I think that you want to make some really crazy system
> > > to
> >
> > do
> >
> > > it.
> > > If you want any help in seting-up this script (ip-up.local), please
> > > send
> >
> > me
> >
> > > e-mails in private and be sure that i'll help as I can!
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Igor
> > > --
> > > igor.maciel at mailbr.com.br
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Hawke" <hawke.robinson at dev2dev.biz>
> > > To: <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 11:04 AM
> > > Subject: [pptp-server] Want pptpd server to assign routes to clients
> > > when then connect
> > >
> > > > I'm already aware of the option in the client side (windows) vpn
> > >
> > > connection
> > >
> > > > option to use default route. However, unless I want all their
> > > > Internet traffic to run through my vpn server that is not a good
> > > > option. Everything works fine in that the vpn client connects, is
> > > > given an ip,
> > >
> > > etc.
> > >
> > > > I want to be able to add (as many as needed) routes to the client
> > > > upon connection.
> > > > Currently I have to manually type the  add route command from the
> >
> > command
> >
> > > > line after the client connects to get the desired results. Sure, I
> > > > can script that on the client side, but when there can be scores of
> >
> > different
> >
> > > > people connecting that is inefficient to have to distribute and setup
> >
> > this
> >
> > > > script for everyone. I want the server to assign the routes in
> > > > typical
> >
> > ISP
> >
> > > > fashion. Since pptp is based on ppp isn't there some simple script I
> > > > can
> > >
> > > add
> > >
> > > > somewhere that will do this?
> > > > Any help is most appreciated.
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > -Art
> > > >
> > > >
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