PoPToP

[RandyRiegel]

I have a RH Linux 9 system setup running PopTop VPN software. Everything works and I can map drives on network, etc. The only thing that is giving me problems is user authentication. I can type any name and any password into the dialup networking / VPN connect dialog (using win98) and it always logs me on no matter what? Why is this not checking with the OS to see if the user is valid before logging them on?

RAndy

 

[lgarner]

User IDs are normally in /etc/chap-secrets. I shut down my poptop server a while ago, so I can't check a config, but I recall that there's an entry in the config to require valid login.

 

[RandyRiegel]

I have a username and password in /etc/ppp/chap-secrets but this doesn't seem to be working.

Randy

 

[RandyRiegel]

Ok, got the chap-secrets to work by uncommenting +chap in the options.pptpd file. Now, my problem is getting the encryption to work, if I check "Encrypt data" on DUN properties I get error 742 connecting:
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The computer you're dialing in to does not support the data encryption requirements specified.
Please check your encryption settings in the properties of the connection. If this problem persists, contact your network administrator.
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Any ideas? I don't want my VPN to be unencrypted.

Randy

 

[lgarner]

Most likely you need the MSCHAPv2 kernel patch. I can't remember what it's called, but the poptop site should be able to direct you to it.

 

[RandyRiegel]

I thought the MSCHAPv2 was only used for authentication. I can get authenticated now, but I'm can't connect because I click "Require Data Encryption", I have "require encryped password" check and that works fine. I want all data encrypted that is sent back and forth from server to client. I thought this had to do with the MPPE package I installed because Poptop says nothing about installing MSCHAPv2. (also from what i've read MSCHAPv2 is built into newer versions of PPP so I should alread have it since I have it). Thanks for any more help you can give, I'm going crazy here

Randy