PPTP VPN Problems.....

[ee99ee2]

I'm trying to connect to a PPTP VPN server. I did apply the MPPE patch to ppp, and this machine is Debian 3.0 w 2.4.18 kernel. Here's the output:

barney:/# pon jordanvpn
barney:/# plog -f
Aug 10 06:30:09 barney pppd[26106]: pppd 2.4.0 started by root, uid 0
Aug 10 06:30:09 barney pppd[26106]: Using interface ppp0
Aug 10 06:30:09 barney pppd[26106]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2
Aug 10 06:30:40 barney pppd[26106]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Aug 10 06:30:40 barney pppd[26106]: Connection terminated.
Aug 10 06:30:43 barney pppd[26106]: Exit.

-ee99ee2

[jumpedintothefire]

Did you apply the kernel patch also?
How are you starting it? from the cli or a script?
What do you have in the ppp/options and/or options.pptp?

more help at:

http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/howto-diagnosis.phtml

[ee99ee2]

I think I applied the kernel patch. I did it like it says to at http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/howto-debian.phtml.

Do I not have to recompile the kernel or reboot? I don't get it.

Also, I tried some more stuff, not sure exactly what b/c it so late last night... anyway, here's today's error which is different from yesterday's:

Aug 11 00:02:04 barney pppd[27039]: pppd 2.4.0 started by root, uid 0
Aug 11 00:02:04 barney pppd[27039]: using channel 17
Aug 11 00:02:04 barney pppd[27039]: Using interface ppp0
Aug 11 00:02:04 barney pppd[27039]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/3
Aug 11 00:02:05 barney pppd[27039]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <mru 1000> <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x9ed09772> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Aug 11 00:02:08 barney pppd[27039]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <mru 1000> <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x9ed09772> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Aug 11 00:02:11 barney pppd[27039]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <mru 1000> <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x9ed09772> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Aug 11 00:02:11 barney pppd[27039]: Modem hangup
Aug 11 00:02:11 barney pppd[27039]: Connection terminated.
Aug 11 00:02:11 barney pppd[27039]: Script pptp 24.158.xxx.xxx debug --nolaunchpppd finished (pid 27040), status = 0x0
Aug 11 00:02:11 barney pppd[27039]: Exit.


I just don't understand what's going on as to why it's not getting any GRE packets back. That is what's happening right?


Oh yeah, here's my options.pptp file:

lock noauth nobsdcomp nodeflate mppe-40
mppe-128 mppt-statless mtu 1000 mru 1000
debug

-ee99ee2

[jumpedintothefire]

Is protocol 47 allowed in your firewall script?

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I just don't understand what's going on as to why it's not getting any GRE packets back. That is what's happening right?
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yes and no, I don't think it is getting that far....
looks like it's not auth'ing to the server....

Is the chap-secrets file set up?
What is in it?? permissions on it?

You may want to email me off list.... your call...

[ee99ee2]

I'm running out of time, so I'm putting Windows 2000 Server on that machine for now. Later, when I have more time to work on this, I'll go back and get it to work in linux b/c it'll be more stable and secure. Until then, thanks.

-ee99ee2