Re: not connecting to server from Debian/Squeeze

On 09/06/10 06:20 PM, James Cameron wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 09, 2010 at 04:08:10PM -0400, Gary Dale wrote:
>    
>> I'm getting a "MPPE required, but MS-CHAP[v2] auth not performed."
>> message. After turning on debug logging on the pon command, I find a
>> sequence:
>> sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x9<asyncmap 0x0>  <magic 0x62611f1e>  <pcomp>  <accomp>]
>> rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1<asyncmap 0x0>  <auth chap MS-v2>  <magic
>> 0xc2135820>  <pcomp>  <accomp>]
>> No auth is possible
>>      
> That's the key point.  Your pppd is unable to authenticate the peer.
>
> The usual cause of this is that you have failed to use pppd option
> require-mschap-v2 or that the chap-secrets file is not correctly set up.
>    
Got it. Had a different connection name in chap-secrets than in the peer 
file.  Thanks!

> I can't tell which.  I'd need more data:
>
> 1.  add the "debug dump" options to those given to pppd, so that I can
> see what the options are that pppd has been given from all sources,
>
> 2.  show me the chap-secrets file, replacing the usernames and passwords
> to retain your security.  It is the local name and remotename values
> that are critical.
>
> http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/howto-diagnosis.phtml#no_auth_is_possible
> covers this error from a client perspective.  You may gain some
> understanding from it.
>
>    
>> MPPE required, but MS-CHAP[v2] auth not performed.
>>      
> This is a consequence of not completing authentication correctly.
>
> You might also compare a successful connection debug log with
> unsuccessful.
>
>    


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