PPTP client start at boot

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#4876 PPTP client start at boot

Milestone: 1.830

Status: closed-fixed

Owner: nobody

Labels: PPTP VPN Client (4)

Priority: 5

Updated: 2017-04-11

Created: 2017-01-20

Creator: Master Yoda

Private: No

I can create PPTP connection to servers without problems however when choosing a connection to "Connect at boot" it does nothing

Discussion

Master Yoda - 2017-01-20

Using ubuntu server 16.04 and webmin 1.831 PPPd version 2.4.7

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Jamie Cameron - 2017-01-21

If you go to System -> Bootup and Shutdown, do you see an action for the PPTP server, and if so what is it called?

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Bart - 2017-04-09

Hello, i have the same problem. Als "Using ubuntu server 16.04 and webmin 1.831 PPPd version 2.4.7"
When i go to system and bootup shudown, there is a action for pptp.

pptp-client.service Startup or shutdown PPTP connection

with:

[Unit]
Description=Startup or shutdown PPTP connection

[Service]
ExecStart=/etc/webmin/pptp-client/start.pl
ExecStop=/etc/webmin/pptp-client/stop.pl

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

when i launch this one, the connection is made for 2 seconds and then he disconnect.

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Bart - 2017-04-09

when i connect manualy with webmin. it works fine.. but after reboot not.

Last edit: Bart 2017-04-09

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Jamie Cameron - 2017-04-10

If you SSH in as root and run /etc/webmin/pptp-client/start.pl , does it successfully start the PPTP connection?

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Bart - 2017-04-10

Hello, this command /etc/webmin/pptp-client/start.pl works! how could i load this command at boot?
and maybe with a script for recalling when disconnected?

Last edit: Bart 2017-04-10

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Jamie Cameron - 2017-04-10

status: open --> closed-fixed
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Jamie Cameron - 2017-04-10

I had a look into this, and found a bug that can cause this command to not be run in the right way when setting up PPTP at boot time. It will be fixed in the upcoming 1.840 Webmin release though.

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Bart - 2017-04-11

tnx! do you have also a way for automatic reconnection when he lost the vpn connection? (always connect:)

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Jamie Cameron - 2017-04-11

That I don't know about, sorry ..

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