vpn, pptp, linux & pocketPC

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Hi all,

I'm currently trying to get my iPaq to connect to my linux box at home over
GPRS, i can make the GPRS connection without problems, and the VPN
connection also seems to work (i can VPN into the linux box) however, i keep
loosing the connection.

I have already added the ip-address of the linux box in the 'execeptions' in
Connection Manager, but alas, no luck sofar.

What kinds of vpn connections does windows mobile 2003 support btw? I
noticed i can't specify between IPSEC & PPTP, nor can i set anything
relating to encryption & auth...

Hope you guys can help me out

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"Eric Hicks [MVP, Windows Mobile devices]" <e_dadu@nomospam.yahoo.com>
schreef in bericht newsJqqZdq4EHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> windows mobile 2003 supports PPTP and L2TP vpn connections. L2TP is not
> straight true IPSec so you won't be able to connect directly to an IPSec
> endpoint unless you have an IPSec client. Movian had one at one time and
I
> believe they have licenesed it out to another company so you may still be
> able to purchase it. The sad truth is that IPSec clients for windows
mobile
> 2003 are few and most only work with certain vpn endpoints.

I see, well, pptp should still work, my win2k stations can connect to the
linuxbox, and the ipaq also connects, it just disconnects as soon as i have
tcp/ip trafic. Adding the IP's to the "exceptions" didn't aid, and i noticed
that my pptp server gives some strange errors, i'll paste them inhere just
incase you know what they mean.

I think my problem is that the pocketpc isn't connecting properly to the
linuxbox (might be CHAP related, might be encryption related, i don't know
where to start looking)

Log snippit:
Dec 15 14:26:00 localhost pptpd: pptpd startup succeeded
Dec 15 14:26:11 localhost pptpd[6789]: CTRL: Client 81.169.86.220 control
connection started
Dec 15 14:26:12 localhost pptpd[6789]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd,
opening GRE)
Dec 15 14:26:13 localhost pppd[6790]: pppd 2.4.2 started by root, uid 0
Dec 15 14:26:13 localhost pppd[6790]: Using interface ppp2
Dec 15 14:26:13 localhost pppd[6790]: Connect: ppp2 <--> /dev/pts/4
Dec 15 14:26:13 localhost pptpd[6789]: GRE: Discarding duplicate packet
Dec 15 14:26:18 localhost pptpd[6789]: CTRL: Ignored a SET LINK INFO packet
with real ACCMs!
Dec 15 14:26:18 localhost pppd[6790]: Couldn't set pass-filter in kernel:
Invalid argument
Dec 15 14:26:20 localhost kernel: mppe_decomp_init[2]: unknown key length
Dec 15 14:26:20 localhost pppd[6790]: local IP address 192.168.0.1
Dec 15 14:26:20 localhost pppd[6790]: remote IP address 192.168.10.32
Dec 15 14:26:22 localhost pppd[6790]: LCP terminated by peer
Dec 15 14:26:25 localhost pppd[6790]: Connection terminated.
Dec 15 14:26:25 localhost pppd[6790]: Connect time 0.2 minutes.
Dec 15 14:26:25 localhost pppd[6790]: Sent 143 bytes, received 982 bytes.
Dec 15 14:26:25 localhost pppd[6790]: Connect time 0.2 minutes.
Dec 15 14:26:25 localhost pppd[6790]: Sent 143 bytes, received 982 bytes.
Dec 15 14:26:25 localhost pppd[6790]: Exit.
Dec 15 14:26:25 localhost pptpd[6789]: GRE:
read(fd=4,buffer=804de00,len=8196) from PTY failed: status = -1 error =
Input/out$
Dec 15 14:26:25 localhost pptpd[6789]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed
(pty,gre)=(4,5)
Dec 15 14:26:25 localhost pptpd[6789]: CTRL: Client 81.169.86.220 control
connection finished


>
> --
> Eric Hicks [That_Kid] (MS-MVP Mobile Devices)
>
> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights...
>
>
>
> "Ochal Christophe" <co@spamfem.be> wrote in message
> news:tJmdnTa9sq75sF3cRVnyiA@scarlet.biz...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm currently trying to get my iPaq to connect to my linux box at home
> > over
> > GPRS, i can make the GPRS connection without problems, and the VPN
> > connection also seems to work (i can VPN into the linux box) however, i
> > keep
> > loosing the connection.
> >
> > I have already added the ip-address of the linux box in the
'execeptions'
> > in
> > Connection Manager, but alas, no luck sofar.
> >
> > What kinds of vpn connections does windows mobile 2003 support btw? I
> > noticed i can't specify between IPSEC & PPTP, nor can i set anything
> > relating to encryption & auth...
> >
> > Hope you guys can help me out

With kind regards,
Ochal Christophe

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It could very well e chap related. I'm in the process of trying poptop on
this end, I'm not sure if you're using the same on that end but if so this
could be good for everyone once we figure out a fix.

--
Eric Hicks [That_Kid] (MS-MVP Mobile Devices)

The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights...



"Ochal Christophe" <co@spamfem.be> wrote in message
news:2aOdnWy94vH_p13cRVnyig@scarlet.biz...
> "Eric Hicks [MVP, Windows Mobile devices]" <e_dadu@nomospam.yahoo.com>
> schreef in bericht newsJqqZdq4EHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> windows mobile 2003 supports PPTP and L2TP vpn connections. L2TP is not
>> straight true IPSec so you won't be able to connect directly to an IPSec
>> endpoint unless you have an IPSec client. Movian had one at one time and
> I
>> believe they have licenesed it out to another company so you may still be
>> able to purchase it. The sad truth is that IPSec clients for windows
> mobile
>> 2003 are few and most only work with certain vpn endpoints.
>
> I see, well, pptp should still work, my win2k stations can connect to the
> linuxbox, and the ipaq also connects, it just disconnects as soon as i
> have
> tcp/ip trafic. Adding the IP's to the "exceptions" didn't aid, and i
> noticed
> that my pptp server gives some strange errors, i'll paste them inhere just
> incase you know what they mean.
>
> I think my problem is that the pocketpc isn't connecting properly to the
> linuxbox (might be CHAP related, might be encryption related, i don't know
> where to start looking)
>
> Log snippit:
> Dec 15 14:26:00 localhost pptpd: pptpd startup succeeded
> Dec 15 14:26:11 localhost pptpd[6789]: CTRL: Client 81.169.86.220 control
> connection started
> Dec 15 14:26:12 localhost pptpd[6789]: CTRL: Starting call (launching
> pppd,
> opening GRE)
> Dec 15 14:26:13 localhost pppd[6790]: pppd 2.4.2 started by root, uid 0
> Dec 15 14:26:13 localhost pppd[6790]: Using interface ppp2
> Dec 15 14:26:13 localhost pppd[6790]: Connect: ppp2 <--> /dev/pts/4
> Dec 15 14:26:13 localhost pptpd[6789]: GRE: Discarding duplicate packet
> Dec 15 14:26:18 localhost pptpd[6789]: CTRL: Ignored a SET LINK INFO
> packet
> with real ACCMs!
> Dec 15 14:26:18 localhost pppd[6790]: Couldn't set pass-filter in kernel:
> Invalid argument
> Dec 15 14:26:20 localhost kernel: mppe_decomp_init[2]: unknown key length
> Dec 15 14:26:20 localhost pppd[6790]: local IP address 192.168.0.1
> Dec 15 14:26:20 localhost pppd[6790]: remote IP address 192.168.10.32
> Dec 15 14:26:22 localhost pppd[6790]: LCP terminated by peer
> Dec 15 14:26:25 localhost pppd[6790]: Connection terminated.
> Dec 15 14:26:25 localhost pppd[6790]: Connect time 0.2 minutes.
> Dec 15 14:26:25 localhost pppd[6790]: Sent 143 bytes, received 982 bytes.
> Dec 15 14:26:25 localhost pppd[6790]: Connect time 0.2 minutes.
> Dec 15 14:26:25 localhost pppd[6790]: Sent 143 bytes, received 982 bytes.
> Dec 15 14:26:25 localhost pppd[6790]: Exit.
> Dec 15 14:26:25 localhost pptpd[6789]: GRE:
> read(fd=4,buffer=804de00,len=8196) from PTY failed: status = -1 error =
> Input/out$
> Dec 15 14:26:25 localhost pptpd[6789]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed
> (pty,gre)=(4,5)
> Dec 15 14:26:25 localhost pptpd[6789]: CTRL: Client 81.169.86.220 control
> connection finished
>
>
>>
>> --
>> Eric Hicks [That_Kid] (MS-MVP Mobile Devices)
>>
>> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights...
>>
>>
>>
>> "Ochal Christophe" <co@spamfem.be> wrote in message
>> news:tJmdnTa9sq75sF3cRVnyiA@scarlet.biz...
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I'm currently trying to get my iPaq to connect to my linux box at home
>> > over
>> > GPRS, i can make the GPRS connection without problems, and the VPN
>> > connection also seems to work (i can VPN into the linux box) however, i
>> > keep
>> > loosing the connection.
>> >
>> > I have already added the ip-address of the linux box in the
> 'execeptions'
>> > in
>> > Connection Manager, but alas, no luck sofar.
>> >
>> > What kinds of vpn connections does windows mobile 2003 support btw? I
>> > noticed i can't specify between IPSEC & PPTP, nor can i set anything
>> > relating to encryption & auth...
>> >
>> > Hope you guys can help me out
>
> With kind regards,
> Ochal Christophe
>
>

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Hi,

"Eric Hicks [MVP, Windows Mobile devices]" <e_dadu@nomospam.yahoo.com>
schreef in bericht news:#QMHPOu4EHA.1392@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> It could very well e chap related. I'm in the process of trying poptop on
> this end, I'm not sure if you're using the same on that end but if so this
> could be good for everyone once we figure out a fix.

Yep, Poptop here i'll try with MS-CHAPv2 & MPPE 128 in afew minutes.

<snip>

Cheers

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"Chance Hopkins" <chance_hopkins@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht
news:uRkXuQu4EHA.3388@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>
> "Ochal Christophe" <co@spamfem.be> wrote in message
> news:2aOdnWy94vH_p13cRVnyig@scarlet.biz...
>
> > Invalid argument
> > Dec 15 14:26:20 localhost kernel: mppe_decomp_init[2]: unknown key
length
>
> this line says a lot also. Are you set at 128 on linux box?

I tried it, didn't change a thing, it's really puzzling me, the strangest
things is that i actually get connected, with an IP and everything, but as
soon as i have any traffic it's adios