RE: Problem setting up a ppp server

The pppd is only started by mgetty if you specify AutoPPP. I have not done
this yet as I wanted to get mgetty working in basic mode first. What I do is
dial the server and when the connection is established the windows box gives
me a terminal window where I can specify the user name and password. I then
get a command prompt, this is NOT using ppp. The PPP and Serial howtos
explain this quite well. The ppp howto then states that you should do a
setuid on pppd and create a global alias for ppp to call pppd with options.
As I said, this is the least of my problems especially as I will set up
AutoPPP if I can get ppp working.

As for the default gateway setting on my client, which is the important one
for me, I cannot find anywhere to specify this on the dial-up connections
properties. I thought the ppp server would supply this information, just
like it does with dns servers. I cannot find anything on the man page to set
in the options though.

Thanks

Simon
-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron Konstam [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 14 November 2002 14:40
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Problem setting up a ppp server


On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 11:41:34AM -0000, Wiehe, Simon wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to set up a ppp server and I have worked through the various
> how-to documents including the serial howto and the ppp howto. I am still
> left with a couple of problems. I am using a win2k client.
> 
> I am using mgetty and it answers the modem and communicates with no
> problems. I can gain shell access to my machine with no problems.
> 
> When I run ppp I have a 2 issues outstanding.
> 
> 1. I cannot run ppp from any user other than root, I have done the chmod
> detailed in the howto on the pppd and I have created the alias but users
get
> an error message.
At this point I start to be confused. Why are you running pppd on the
server. That is what
mgetty does. If you have shell access pppd must be running. I just don't
understand what
you are asking. Could you clarify?
> 
> 2. When I do get a pppd session running the client has trhe wrong default
> gateway setting, the gateway comes back with the same ip address as that
> assigned to the client machine.

The gateway is setup in the client setup on the w2k machine and should be
the ip address
of your server. I do this all the time from my w2k setup at home. Again I am
not sure I
understand what you are doing. How did you configure the ppp connection on
the w2k client?
> 
> At the moment the second problem is causing the most trouble as I can get
> around the first by doing an su as I am the only person using this and I
> have root access anyway.
> 
> You help would be much appreciated,
> 
> Simon Wiehe
> 
> 
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