Re: can't connect to server when using Virg Mobile

On Sun, Nov 06, 2011 at 10:57:18AM -0800, Brian Lavender wrote:
> I am trying to connect to my VPN server, but it isn't working. I am trying
> to connect over Virgin Mobile Broadband wireless from my client. Below
> is my log file output on the pptp server.
> 
> brian
> 
> Nov  6 10:44:17 mammoth pptpd[13027]: MGR: Launching /usr/sbin/pptpctrl to handle client
> Nov  6 10:44:17 mammoth pptpd[13027]: CTRL: local address = 192.168.1.111
> Nov  6 10:44:17 mammoth pptpd[13027]: CTRL: remote address = 192.168.3.112
> Nov  6 10:44:17 mammoth pptpd[13027]: CTRL: pppd options file = /etc/ppp/pptpd-options
> Nov  6 10:44:17 mammoth pptpd[13027]: CTRL: Client 66.87.7.0 control connection started
> Nov  6 10:44:17 mammoth pptpd[13027]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message (type: 1)
> Nov  6 10:44:17 mammoth pptpd[13027]: CTRL: Made a START CTRL CONN RPLY packet
> Nov  6 10:44:17 mammoth pptpd[13027]: CTRL: I wrote 156 bytes to the client.
> Nov  6 10:44:17 mammoth pptpd[13027]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pptpd[13027]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message (type: 7)
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pptpd[13027]: CTRL: Set parameters to 10000000 maxbps, 3 window size
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pptpd[13027]: CTRL: Made a OUT CALL RPLY packet
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pptpd[13027]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd, opening GRE)
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pptpd[13027]: CTRL: pty_fd = 6
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pptpd[13027]: CTRL: tty_fd = 7
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pptpd[13027]: CTRL: I wrote 32 bytes to the client.
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pptpd[13027]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pptpd[13028]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): program binary = /usr/sbin/pppd
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pptpd[13028]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): local address = 192.168.1.111
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pptpd[13028]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): remote address = 192.168.3.112
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pppd[13028]: Plugin /usr/lib/pptpd/pptpd-logwtmp.so loaded.
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pppd[13028]: pptpd-logwtmp: $Version$
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pppd[13028]: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pppd[13028]: using channel 9
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pppd[13028]: Using interface ppp0
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pppd[13028]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/3
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pppd[13028]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <mru 1450> <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MS-v2> <magic 0x2dd7787> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pptpd[13027]: GRE: Bad checksum from pppd.
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pptpd[13027]: GRE: accepting packet #1
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pppd[13028]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x44f06f7c> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> Nov  6 10:44:18 mammoth pppd[13028]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x44f06f7c> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> Nov  6 10:44:21 mammoth pptpd[13027]: GRE: accepting packet #2
> Nov  6 10:44:21 mammoth pppd[13028]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x44f06f7c> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> Nov  6 10:44:21 mammoth pppd[13028]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0> <magic 0x44f06f7c> <pcomp> <accomp>]
> Nov  6 10:44:21 mammoth pppd[13028]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <mru 1450> <asyncmap 0x0> <auth chap MS-v2> <magic 0x2dd7787> <pcomp> <accomp>]

I found another post and it looks like I need to adjust the firewall settings. That seemds to correspond with the
log output. Let me know if I am mistaken.

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/800780

-- 
Brian Lavender
http://www.brie.com/brian/

"There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to
make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies. And the other
way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies."

Professor C. A. R. Hoare
The 1980 Turing award lecture

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