PPTP Client Diagnosis HOWTO, Contributions
by Rob Gamble 12th August 2003
Date: 11 Aug 2003 13:27:53 -0400 First, let me say PPTP-linux is great, I really admire the good work you and your colleagues have put into it. I'm a Windows developer trying to gain proficiency in Linux since that's the way I see things going long-term. Your FAQ and distribution-specific instructions were so well written that I felt compelled to send you a note on a fix I stumbled across. If you think it's useful, perhaps it could be added to the troubleshooting page and possibly help others. I was able to connect to my work VPN Win2K server, though I have a routing problem afterward. When I tried to connect to my home Win2K server from work, the "MPPE required but peer negotiation failed" message stopped me from connecting. I gathered from your excellent help that 40-bit encryption was being used by my home server and I don't have local Linux support for it installed. Since I have full control over my home VPN server and I'm lame at Linux, I looked for a solution on the server end. Here's what I found: The "No Encryption" option in Remote Access Policies was enabled, apparently allowing 40-bit encryption when I tried to authenticate. I was able to force 128-bit encryption by removing the "No Encryption" option on my server (which I wanted anyway):
The changes will take effect immediately for all new connection attempts. I hope this helps someone else, and thanks again for the great tools!
Rob Gamble |