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Re: [webmin-l] problem with pptp vpn : can't connect from a linux!
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From: Steve H. <st...@gr...> - 2009-05-19 19:02:23
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If you're talking about openvpn, then it's in \Program Files\OpenVPN \logs. Steve On Tue, 2009-05-19 at 13:53 +0200, Nicolas Michel wrote: > Where can I find the vpn log on a windows xp client? (I better know > linux than Windows ^^) > > > > Le lundi 18 mai 2009 à 11:09 -0700, Jamie Cameron a écrit : > > Hi Nicolas, > > > > Could you also post what gets logged on the server when the XP > > client successfully connects? > > > > - Jamie > > > > > > On 18/May/2009 02:14 Nicolas Michel wrote .. > > > > > You're right. Sorry. > > > So here is my test : > > > 1) I first tried to connect from a windows xp to be sure this is > > > not a user/pass problem or network problem > > > 2) from the same network place but on my laptop under Ubuntu 9.04. > > > I configured the VPN with network-manager applet and used the > > > exactly same configuration than the one on the windows (same host > > > name for the server, user and password). > > > > > > On my network-manager in the advance window : > > > - everything is checked in authentication method > > > - use mppe is checked > > > - BSD compression is not checked > > > - Deflate is checked > > > - compress tcp header is checked > > > > > > Here is the log from /var/log/messages on the client side > > > (network-manager) : > > > May 18 11:06:59 nm-laptop pppd[11488]: > > > Plugin /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.5//nm-pptp-pppd-plugin.so loaded. > > > May 18 11:06:59 nm-laptop pppd[11488]: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, > > > uid 0 > > > May 18 11:06:59 nm-laptop pppd[11488]: Using interface ppp0 > > > May 18 11:06:59 nm-laptop pppd[11488]: Connect: ppp0 > > > <--> /dev/pts/2 > > > May 18 11:07:03 nm-laptop pppd[11488]: EAP: Identity prompt "Name" > > > May 18 11:07:03 nm-laptop pppd[11488]: EAP authentication > > > succeeded > > > May 18 11:07:03 nm-laptop pppd[11488]: Connection terminated. > > > May 18 11:07:04 nm-laptop pppd[11488]: Exit. > > > > > > Here is the log from /var/log/messages ont the server side > > > (webadmin) : > > > May 18 10:55:34 SoluxBox pppd[31187]: > > > Plugin /usr/lib/pptpd/pptpd-logwtmp.so loaded. > > > May 18 10:55:34 SoluxBox pppd[31187]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, > > > uid 0 > > > May 18 10:55:34 SoluxBox pppd[31187]: Using interface ppp0 > > > May 18 10:55:34 SoluxBox pppd[31187]: Connect: ppp0 > > > <--> /dev/pts/1 > > > May 18 10:55:37 SoluxBox pppd[31187]: EAP: unauthenticated peer > > > name "pcsol_nm" > > > May 18 10:55:37 SoluxBox pppd[31187]: Connection terminated. > > > May 18 10:55:37 SoluxBox pppd[31187]: Connect time 0.1 minutes. > > > May 18 10:55:37 SoluxBox pppd[31187]: Sent 0 bytes, received 0 > > > bytes. > > > May 18 10:55:37 SoluxBox pppd[31187]: Exit. > > > > > > I see that the server tells the user pcsol_nm is not authenticated > > > but using the same user and password on the windows xp works. I > > > also checked that this user exists and I set again the pass to be > > > sure on webadmin. > > > > > > If there are some other information that can help to debug, tell > > > it to me and I'll give them you back. > > > > > > Thank you for your help, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Le lundi 18 mai 2009 à 00:42 -0700, Joe Cooper a écrit : > > > > You've given us no error messages, nothing from the logs. Just saying > > > > "can't connect" isn't a useful description of the problem. > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2009-05-18 at 09:10 +0200, Nicolas Michel wrote: > > > > > Nobody already tried this configuration? Connect from a linux client > > > > > with network-manager to a pptp server configured by webadmin? > > > > > > > > > > Nobody can test it and see if it is a bug or a bad configuration on my > > > > > computer? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Le vendredi 15 mai 2009 à 17:00 +0200, Nicolas Michel a écrit : > > > > > > Hello everybody, > > > > > > > > > > > > I have some linux servers with a pptp VPN server configured by > > > > > > webadmin (I think with the default configuration). > > > > > > Windows users and Mac OS users can connect to that VPN from their > > > > > > home. > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm on Ubuntu Jaunty (and I use network-manager applet) and I can't > > > > > > > > > > connect to that linux vpn server. I don't understand and I can't > > > > > > debug (I tried). > > > > > > I have maybe 10 servers with webadmin and a pptp vpn configured and > > > > > > I can't connect to anyone of them! > > > > > > > > > > > > Athough, I can connect to Windows pptp servers... > > > > > > -> Could someone help me to debug my problem? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you very very much, > > > > > > nm > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > > > > > > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables > > > > > > unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine > > > > > > for externally facing server and web deployment. > > > > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > > > > > > - Forwarded by the Webmin mailing list at web...@li... To remove yourself from this list, go to http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webadmin-list > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > > > > > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables > > > > > unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine > > > > > for externally facing server and web deployment. > > > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > > > > > - Forwarded by the Webmin mailing list at web...@li... To remove yourself from this list, go to http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webadmin-list > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > > > > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables > > > > unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine > > > > for externally facing server and web deployment. > > > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > > > > - > > > > Forwarded by the Webmin mailing list at web...@li... > > > > To remove yourself from this list, go to > > > > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/webadmin-list > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables > > unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine > > for externally facing server and web deployment. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > > - Forwarded by the Webmin mailing list at web...@li... 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