OK. Got this tip in private mail: Add the following to /etc/modules.conf
alias ppp-compress-18 ppp_mppe it works for me. Thanks. It also worked for me. What I'm trying to figure out is why. Does MS really consider mppe some sort of compression? I still can't get the routing working properly... On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > Hi > > A third post, but I still can't make things work properly: > > On Wed, 29 Aug 2001, Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > > > On Wed, 29 Aug 2001, Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > > > > > Hi > > > > > > I'm trying to set up pptpd on a woody system to enable MS clients to > > > connect. I wanted to enable the ssl-mppe patch. Generally I needed to > > > patch the kernel a bit, and to patch the ppp package (patching pppd with > > > ppp-2.4.1-openssl-0.9.6-mppe-patch.gz was not entirely trivial, as I also > > > needed to remove one of the patches of the original debian package - patch > > > 003 (bppc or something similar)). I must say, though, that applying > > > patches to packages sees to involve a bit less black magic than applying > > > patches to RPM packages. > > > > > > I got an errormessage about not being able to load module > > > 'char-major-108' . I saw that there is an alias of 'char-major-108' to > > > 'ppp_generic'. However, I could not figure out what 'ppp_generic' is. > > > further aliasing 'ppp_generic' to 'ppp' seems to have allowed this module > > > to load, but I'm not really sure that this is a smart move. > > > > > > I'm currently trying to figure out exactly what I need towrite in the > > > pptpd_options file and how I need to configure the clients. > > > > > > > [syslog snipped] > > > > > What bothers me here is that I can't see anything from pppd in the logs. > > > I have > > > 'debug' set in pptpd-options . Even if I run 'pppd debug' (as root') I get > > > a couple of lines of garbage, but I see nothing in this log. Yet the man > > > page claims that pppd debugging goes to syslog as deamon.debug . What am I > > > doing wrong here? > > > > Sorry, I needed to read README.Debian to see that ppd logging is logged as > > local2 , so currently my syslog entry has 'local2,daemon.=debug' > > > > I needed some more messing (it turns out some things weren't installed > > properly) but pptp now works. I'll just have to see how to fit it into the > > packet-filtering rules... > > * Is there anything else I need to do, besides enabling "ip_forward" to be > able to route packets through the ppp interface? I can ping from a windows > client to the server's interface, but I can't seem to connect any further. > > Running 'ipconfig' on the windows client I see that the gateway's IP > address is the same as the "VPN adapter"'s IP address. > > * I can't get "encryption" to work. When I tried using a plain win98, > enabling "software compression" would have resulten in an established > connection, but no data transfered. > I have download MS's latest update (DUN14-98 - Dial-Up Networking 1.4 for > win98. Supposed to give 128bit encryption), and now it doesn't even > establish a connection. > > After applying DUN14 I was also able to use "software compression", which > I was not able to use before. > > Relevant modules that are loaded when a connection is active: > ppp_deflate 39456 1 (autoclean) > bsd_comp 3936 0 (autoclean) > ppp 20048 2 (autoclean) [ppp_deflate bsd_comp] > slhc 4304 0 (autoclean) [ppp] > > ppp_mppe is also availble and can be loaded by 'modprobe ppp_mppe' . > Should I give it some alias? (I don't see an error about a module failing > to load). > > Here is the log (with failed encryption): > Aug 30 10:36:50 naftali pppd[5944]: rcvd [LCP TermReq id=0x2] > Aug 30 10:36:50 naftali pppd[5944]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-down started (pid 5972) > Aug 30 10:36:50 naftali pppd[5944]: sent [LCP TermAck id=0x2] > Aug 30 10:36:50 naftali pptpd[5943]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message > (type: 12) > Aug 30 10:36:50 naftali pptpd[5943]: CTRL: Made a CALL DISCONNECT RPLY packet > Aug 30 10:36:50 naftali pptpd[5943]: CTRL: Received CALL CLR request (closing > call) > Aug 30 10:36:50 naftali pptpd[5943]: CTRL: I wrote 148 bytes to the client. > Aug 30 10:36:50 naftali pptpd[5943]: CTRL: Sent packet to client > Aug 30 10:36:50 naftali pptpd[5943]: CTRL: Exiting now > Aug 30 10:36:50 naftali pptpd[5688]: MGR: Reaped child 5943 > Aug 30 10:36:50 naftali pppd[5944]: Waiting for 1 child processes... > Aug 30 10:36:50 naftali pppd[5944]: script /etc/ppp/ip-down, pid 5972 > Aug 30 10:36:50 naftali pppd[5944]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-down finished (pid > 5972), status = 0x0 > Aug 30 10:36:52 naftali pptpd[5992]: MGR: Launching /usr/sbin/pptpctrl to > handle client > Aug 30 10:36:52 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: local address = 192.168.8.254 > Aug 30 10:36:52 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: remote address = 192.168.8.2 > Aug 30 10:36:52 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: pppd speed = 115200 > Aug 30 10:36:52 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: pppd options file = > /etc/ppp/pptpd-options > Aug 30 10:36:52 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message > (type: 1) > Aug 30 10:36:52 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: Made a START CTRL CONN RPLY packet > Aug 30 10:36:52 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: I wrote 156 bytes to the client. > Aug 30 10:36:52 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: Sent packet to client > Aug 30 10:36:52 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message > (type: 7) > Aug 30 10:36:52 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: Set parameters to 0 maxbps, 16 > window size > Aug 30 10:36:52 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: Made a OUT CALL RPLY packet > Aug 30 10:36:52 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: pty_fd = 5 > Aug 30 10:36:52 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: tty_fd = 6 > Aug 30 10:36:52 naftali pptpd[5993]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): Connection speed = > 115200 > Aug 30 10:36:52 naftali pptpd[5993]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): local address = > 192.168.8.254 > Aug 30 10:36:52 naftali pptpd[5993]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): remote address = > 192.168.8.2 > Aug 30 10:36:52 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: I wrote 32 bytes to the client. > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: Sent packet to client > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> > <auth chap 81> <magic 0xa0e10aa8> <pcomp> <accomp>] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <magic 0x215b72> > <pcomp> <accomp>] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <magic 0x215b72> > <pcomp> <accomp>] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> > <auth chap 81> <magic 0xa0e10aa8> <pcomp> <accomp>] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: sent [LCP EchoReq id=0x0 magic=0xa0e10aa8] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: sent [CHAP Challenge id=0x1 > <0df9b0fef5df625082010e14d7582c6a>, name = "naftali"] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: rcvd [LCP EchoRep id=0x0magic=0x215b72] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: rcvd [CHAP Response id=0x1 > <189d0798df9a33047a18b69ed04c5b5c00000000000000008e08983dc667b56c64d0df2513b9621109c952c4d8ac42fc04>, > name = "yedida"] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: sent [CHAP Successid=0x1 > "S=235784DCBD39959D77CE46D2F75C29E1E85E5C82"] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr > 192.168.8.254> <compress VJ 0f 01>] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 <deflate 15> > <deflate(old#) 15> <mppe 1 0 0 60> <bsd v1 15>] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 0.0.0.0> > <ms-dns1 0.0.0.0> <ms-wins 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns3 0.0.0.0> <ms-wins 0.0.0.0>] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: sent [IPCP ConfNak id=0x1 <addr > 192.168.8.2> <ms-dns1 192.168.1.200> <ms-wins 192.168.1.200> <ms-dns3 > 192.168.1.200> <ms-wins 192.168.1.200>] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: sent [CCP ConfNak id=0x1 <mppe 1 0 0 60>] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: rcvd [IPCP ConfRej id=0x1 <compress VJ 0f > 01>] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <addr > 192.168.8.254>] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: rcvd [CCP ConfRej id=0x1 <deflate 15> > <deflate(old#) 15> <bsd v1 15>] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x2 <mppe 1 0 0 60>] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <addr > 192.168.8.2> <ms-dns1 192.168.1.200> <ms-wins 192.168.1.200> <ms-dns3 > 192.168.1.200> <ms-wins 192.168.1.200>] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x2 <addr > 192.168.8.2> <ms-dns1 192.168.1.200> <ms-wins 192.168.1.200> <ms-dns3 > 192.168.1.200> <ms-wins 192.168.1.200>] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x2 <mppe 1 0 0 40>] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: sent [CCP ConfRej id=0x2 <mppe 1 0 0 40>] > Aug 30 10:36:53 naftali pppd[5993]: rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x2 <addr > 192.168.8.254>] > Aug 30 10:36:54 naftali pppd[5993]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up started (pid 5995) > Aug 30 10:36:54 naftali pppd[5993]: rcvd [CCP ConfNak id=0x2 <mppe 1 0 0 40>] > Aug 30 10:36:54 naftali pppd[5993]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x3] > Aug 30 10:36:54 naftali pppd[5993]: rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x3] > Aug 30 10:36:54 naftali pppd[5993]: sent [CCP ConfAck id=0x3] > Aug 30 10:36:54 naftali pppd[5993]: rcvd [CCP ConfAck id=0x3] > Aug 30 10:36:54 naftali pppd[5993]: rcvd [CCP TermReq id=0x4] > Aug 30 10:36:54 naftali pppd[5993]: sent [CCP TermAck id=0x4] > Aug 30 10:36:55 naftali pppd[5993]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished (pid > 5995), status = 0x0 > Aug 30 10:36:57 naftali pppd[5993]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x3] > Aug 30 10:36:57 naftali pppd[5993]: rcvd [CCP TermAck id=0x3] > Aug 30 10:36:58 naftali pppd[5993]: rcvd [LCP TermReq id=0x2] > Aug 30 10:36:58 naftali pppd[5993]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-down started (pid 6018) > Aug 30 10:36:58 naftali pppd[5993]: sent [LCP TermAck id=0x2] > Aug 30 10:36:58 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message > (type: 12) > Aug 30 10:36:58 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: Made a CALL DISCONNECT RPLY packet > Aug 30 10:36:58 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: Received CALL CLR request (closing > call) > Aug 30 10:36:58 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: I wrote 148 bytes to the client. > Aug 30 10:36:58 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: Sent packet to client > Aug 30 10:36:58 naftali pptpd[5992]: CTRL: Exiting now > Aug 30 10:36:58 naftali pptpd[5688]: MGR: Reaped child 5992 > Aug 30 10:36:58 naftali pppd[5993]: Waiting for 1 child processes... > Aug 30 10:36:58 naftali pppd[5993]: script /etc/ppp/ip-down, pid 6018 > Aug 30 10:36:59 naftali pppd[5993]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-down finished (pid > 6018), status = 0x0 > > (f the chap secret can be guessed from here: don't bother, it is 'secret') > > > > /etc/pptp.conf (without some comments and empty lines) > > -------------- > speed 115200 > option /etc/ppp/pptpd-options > debug > localip 192.168.8.254 > #localip 192.168.9.1-50 > remoteip 192.168.8.1-50 > -------------- > > > The address of the ethernet interface of this machine is 192.168.1.250 > (I'm still using a test machine with one ethernet adapter) > > My pptpd-options file: > -------------- > debug > name naftali > domain gadot > > auth > #require-chap > #require-chapms > require-chapms-v2 > #+chap > #+chapms > +chapms-v2 > mppe-40 > mppe-128 > mppe-stateless > > ms-dns 192.168.1.200 > ms-wins 192.168.1.200 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > > #nodefaultroute > proxyarp > lock > -------------- > > > > -- Tzafrir Cohen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.technion.ac.il/~tzafrir
