linux/win vpn and routing

[uudavid]

Hello All,<br>
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I have the following and am missing something, but I don't know what yet (sigh):<br>
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I have a windows 9x box that has a routed address in one office. In another office is a linux box running PoPToP (pptpd) and I can make a VPN connection between the two machines.<br>
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From the windows box I can then telnet/ping/traceroute over the VPN to the linux box, and from the linux box I can ping and traceroute to the windows box. Also if I check the logs, the connection is made and the route is up between the boxes. The VPN is up!<br>
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From the linux box I can see the internet and also the private network, BUT I have obviously missed something, because I can't see the private network from the windows box.<br>
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What I want to do is be able to see the private network so that I can log onto a windows NT terminal server over the VPN.<br>
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Any ideas of what I might missed? If requested, I can post the configs and a diagram on a web page.<br>
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Thanks, David

 

[AndyBo]

Have you set up a route on the M$ box to the private network using the Linux box as the gateway? <br>
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I think the syntax for this on the M$ box is: <br>
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route add &lt;destination network&gt; mask &lt;netmask&gt; &lt;Linux box address&gt; metric x<br>
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Remember to specify the full address for the destination network. ie, if it's network 10, then use 10.0.0.0. Netmask is whatever is in use on the private network, and &quot;x&quot; for metric should be &gt; 1, cos presumably this is over a dial-up link. 3 or 5 should be suitable.<br>
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If you've done this, then is IP_FORWARDING turned on in the kernel on the Linux box? I believe this is needed if you need to use the box as a gateway. (Use xmenuconfig to reconfig the kernel - the option is well detailed in there.)<br>
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HTH.

 

[warmongr]

do you need to make entries in you windows lmhosts file? I was told this by someone however I have not tried it myself.<br>
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war...

 

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