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Sun Jul 8 18:14:56 CDT 2012


pptp-linux is based on pppd, so invocation is very similar:

% pptp hostname [ppp-options]

So, for example, I invoke pptp with:

pptp my.pptp.host debug name cananian remotename ntdialup
172.18.0.2:172.18.0.3
route add -net 172.18.0.0 netmask 255.255.0.0 gw 172.18.0.3

You will see three pptp-related processes in your process list: a call
manager, a GRE/PPP en/decapsulator, and pppd.  To shut down the pptp
connection, kill the pppd process.

NOTE THAT PPTP MUST BE RUN AS ROOT.

Most trouble with pptp will probably be due to incorrect pppd
configuration. Be sure you thoroughly understand MS-CHAP support in
pppd.  Use the 'debug' option to pppd to log connection information;
this will help you trouble-shoot the pppd side of pptp.


Did you run a route -net command for the network that you connected to
after the link came up?

Jerry Vonau

Boris Reisig wrote:

> Im having some kind of routing problems with the pptp client. I am
> connected to my poptop server. My local configuration is as
> follows. eth0: 24.x.x.x. ppp0: 192.168.0.4 < got the ip from the
> poptop server>   No routing or anything special done on the client
> side.  Poptop server site:  VPN server ips: remote: 192.168.0.4-6,
> localips: 192.168.0.7-9 eth0: 24.x.x.ppp0: 192.168.0.7 < Poptop
> server> eth1: 192.168.0.10 I have the basic working ipchains rules to
> masqurade the 192.168.0.x subnet for internet. Now I can connect and
> stuff and things are great but their might be a routing issue or
> something. From the client side. I can ping myself [192.168.0.4] and
> the remote gateway [192.168.0.7]. The problem is that I cant ping any
> other remote ip or vice versa. any good ideas?




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