Easy PPTP Setup?

[Oliver Ruebenacker]

     Hello,

On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Oliver Ruebenacker <curoli at gmail.com> wrote:
>     Hello,
>
> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Chris Smart <mail at christophersmart.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Oliver Ruebenacker <curoli at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  How do I do that?
>>>
>>>  On the other machine that I don't have access right now (which
>>> happens to be a laptop), there is a NetworkManager icon in the upper
>>> right corner, on the menu bar. Plus, there is a menu item to start or
>>> setup PPTP (I think it was under Applications - Internet). None of
>>> these are on this machine.
>>>
>>
>> Hmm.. make sure that the NetworkManager service started and the
>> network service stopped? You can use the Services tool to check. When
>> you start it, the icon should appear..
>
>  Thanks, I stopped network and restarted NetworkManager, and the
> NetworkManager icon came back. It even seems to have a simple way to
> set up PPTP.
>
>  Only: So far the connection always fails, and it does not give me
> any details about what it tried to do and how it failed. So I can't
> even tell whether it could not reach the server, or whether the
> password was wrong, or whether something else was misconfigured. Is
> there a way to get any such details from NetworkManager?

  I found the following messages in /var/log/messages. Does any one
understand where the problem is? Thanks!

Jan  4 15:18:47 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> Starting VPN
service 'pptp'...
Jan  4 15:18:47 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> VPN service 'pptp'
started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp), PID 13175
Jan  4 15:18:47 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> VPN service 'pptp'
appeared; activating connections
Jan  4 15:18:47 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 1
Jan  4 15:18:48 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 3
Jan  4 15:18:48 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> VPN connection
'CCAM' (Connect) reply received.
Jan  4 15:18:48 zeus pppd[13177]: Warning: can't open options file
/root/.ppprc: Permission denied
Jan  4 15:18:48 zeus pppd[13177]: Plugin
/usr/lib/pppd/2.4.5/nm-pptp-pppd-plugin.so loaded.
Jan  4 15:18:48 zeus pppd[13177]: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0
Jan  4 15:18:48 zeus pppd[13177]: Using interface ppp0
Jan  4 15:18:48 zeus pppd[13177]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2
Jan  4 15:18:48 zeus pptp[13179]: nm-pptp-service-13175
log[main:pptp.c:314]: The synchronous pptp option is NOT activated
Jan  4 15:18:48 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175
log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:254]: Sent control packet type is 1
'Start-Control-Connection-Request'
Jan  4 15:18:49 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175
log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:754]: Received Start Control Connection
Reply
Jan  4 15:18:49 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175
log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:788]: Client connection established.
Jan  4 15:18:49 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175
log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:254]: Sent control packet type is 7
'Outgoing-Call-Request'
Jan  4 15:18:50 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175
log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:873]: Received Outgoing Call Reply.
Jan  4 15:18:50 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175
log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:912]: Outgoing call established (call ID 0,
peer's call ID 33415).
Jan  4 15:18:50 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175
log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:966]: PPTP_SET_LINK_INFO received from
peer_callid 35619
Jan  4 15:18:50 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175
log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:969]:   send_accm is 00000000, recv_accm is
FFFFFFFF
Jan  4 15:18:50 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175
warn[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:972]: Non-zero Async Control Character
Maps are not supported!
Jan  4 15:18:50 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175
log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:966]: PPTP_SET_LINK_INFO received from
peer_callid 35619
Jan  4 15:18:50 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175
log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:969]:   send_accm is FFFFFFFF, recv_accm is
FFFFFFFF
Jan  4 15:18:50 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175
warn[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:972]: Non-zero Async Control Character
Maps are not supported!
Jan  4 15:18:50 zeus pppd[13177]: LCP terminated by peer
(gM- at Dq^@<M-Mt^@^@^BM-3)
Jan  4 15:18:50 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175
log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:927]: Received Call Clear Request.
Jan  4 15:18:53 zeus pppd[13177]: Connection terminated.
Jan  4 15:18:53 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: 1
Jan  4 15:18:53 zeus pptp[13179]: nm-pptp-service-13175
warn[decaps_hdlc:pptp_gre.c:204]: short read (-1): Input/output error
Jan  4 15:18:53 zeus pppd[13177]: Modem hangup
Jan  4 15:18:53 zeus pptp[13179]: nm-pptp-service-13175
warn[decaps_hdlc:pptp_gre.c:216]: pppd may have shutdown, see pppd log
Jan  4 15:18:53 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175
log[callmgr_main:pptp_callmgr.c:235]: Closing connection (unhandled)
Jan  4 15:18:53 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175
log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:254]: Sent control packet type is 12
'Call-Clear-Request'
Jan  4 15:18:53 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175
log[call_callback:pptp_callmgr.c:79]: Closing connection (call state)
Jan  4 15:18:53 zeus pppd[13177]: Exit.
Jan  4 15:18:53 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: 1
Jan  4 15:18:53 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: 1
Jan  4 15:18:53 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 6
Jan  4 15:18:53 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> VPN plugin state
change reason: 0
Jan  4 15:18:53 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <warn> error disconnecting
VPN: Could not process the request because no VPN connection was
active.
Jan  4 15:18:53 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> Policy set 'System
eth0' (eth0) as default for IPv4 routing and DNS.
Jan  4 15:18:59 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> VPN service 'pptp'
disappeared

     Take care
     Oliver

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