On 07/13/2011 07:51 AM, John Hodrien wrote: > On Wed, 13 Jul 2011, Mark Weaver wrote: > >> What I've attempting to do is make it possible for me to connect to >> clients' servers where RRAS service is already running using PPTP so >> that I can connect remotely while I'm running Linux on my laptop so I >> don't have to stop what I'm doing and boot Windows. > > Does pptp and pptp-setup from EPEL get you to where you want to be? > > jh > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > It really has been a while for me doing this stuff so I'm going to have to eat a little crow here and ask: what is all of the following trying to tell me? (tailing /var/log/messages when attempting to activate a pptp VPN connection to a windows server using NetworkManager_ ================================================================= Jul 13 20:55:21 defiant NetworkManager[1258]: <info> Starting VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp'... Jul 13 20:55:21 defiant NetworkManager[1258]: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp), PID 3030 Jul 13 20:55:21 defiant NetworkManager[1258]: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' appeared, activating connections Jul 13 20:55:21 defiant NetworkManager[1258]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 1 Jul 13 20:55:21 defiant NetworkManager[1258]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 3 Jul 13 20:55:21 defiant NetworkManager[1258]: <info> VPN connection 'PECG' (Connect) reply received. Jul 13 20:55:21 defiant pppd[3033]: Warning: can't open options file /root/.ppprc: Permission denied Jul 13 20:55:21 defiant pppd[3033]: Plugin /usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.5/nm-pptp-pppd-plugin.so loaded. Jul 13 20:55:21 defiant pppd[3033]: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0 Jul 13 20:55:21 defiant pppd[3033]: Using interface ppp0 Jul 13 20:55:21 defiant pppd[3033]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/1 Jul 13 20:55:21 defiant pptp[3034]: nm-pptp-service-3030 log[main:pptp.c:314]: The synchronous pptp option is NOT activated Jul 13 20:55:21 defiant pptp[3042]: nm-pptp-service-3030 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 1 'Start-Control-Connection-Request' Jul 13 20:55:21 defiant pptp[3042]: nm-pptp-service-3030 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:739]: Received Start Control Connection Reply Jul 13 20:55:21 defiant pptp[3042]: nm-pptp-service-3030 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:773]: Client connection established. Jul 13 20:55:22 defiant pptp[3042]: nm-pptp-service-3030 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 7 'Outgoing-Call-Request' Jul 13 20:55:22 defiant pptp[3042]: nm-pptp-service-3030 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:858]: Received Outgoing Call Reply. Jul 13 20:55:22 defiant pptp[3042]: nm-pptp-service-3030 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:897]: Outgoing call established (call ID 0, peer's call ID 61749). Jul 13 20:55:22 defiant pptp[3042]: nm-pptp-service-3030 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:950]: PPTP_SET_LINK_INFO received from peer_callid 0 Jul 13 20:55:22 defiant pptp[3042]: nm-pptp-service-3030 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:953]: send_accm is 00000000, recv_accm is FFFFFFFF Jul 13 20:55:22 defiant pptp[3042]: nm-pptp-service-3030 warn[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:956]: Non-zero Async Control Character Maps are not supported! Jul 13 20:55:22 defiant pptp[3042]: nm-pptp-service-3030 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:950]: PPTP_SET_LINK_INFO received from peer_callid 0 Jul 13 20:55:22 defiant pptp[3042]: nm-pptp-service-3030 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:953]: send_accm is FFFFFFFF, recv_accm is FFFFFFFF Jul 13 20:55:22 defiant pptp[3042]: nm-pptp-service-3030 warn[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:956]: Non-zero Async Control Character Maps are not supported! Jul 13 20:55:22 defiant pppd[3033]: LCP terminated by peer (|M-^LT9^@<M-Mt^@^@^CM-.) Jul 13 20:55:22 defiant pptp[3042]: nm-pptp-service-3030 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:912]: Received Call Clear Request. Jul 13 20:55:25 defiant pppd[3033]: Connection terminated. Jul 13 20:55:25 defiant NetworkManager[1258]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: 1 Jul 13 20:55:25 defiant pppd[3033]: Modem hangup Jul 13 20:55:25 defiant pptp[3034]: nm-pptp-service-3030 warn[decaps_hdlc:pptp_gre.c:204]: short read (-1): Input/output error Jul 13 20:55:25 defiant pptp[3034]: nm-pptp-service-3030 warn[decaps_hdlc:pptp_gre.c:216]: pppd may have shutdown, see pppd log Jul 13 20:55:25 defiant pptp[3042]: nm-pptp-service-3030 log[callmgr_main:pptp_callmgr.c:234]: Closing connection (unhandled) Jul 13 20:55:25 defiant pptp[3042]: nm-pptp-service-3030 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 12 'Call-Clear-Request' Jul 13 20:55:25 defiant pptp[3042]: nm-pptp-service-3030 log[call_callback:pptp_callmgr.c:79]: Closing connection (call state) Jul 13 20:55:25 defiant NetworkManager[1258]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: 1 Jul 13 20:55:25 defiant pppd[3033]: Exit. Jul 13 20:55:25 defiant NetworkManager[1258]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: 1 Jul 13 20:55:25 defiant NetworkManager[1258]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 6 Jul 13 20:55:25 defiant NetworkManager[1258]: <info> VPN plugin state change reason: 0 Jul 13 20:55:25 defiant NetworkManager[1258]: <warn> error disconnecting VPN: Could not process the request because no VPN connection was active. -- Mark Weaver Computer Information Systems & Services, Inc. mweaver at compinfosystems.com (717) 512-9718