Re: Re-8: connection to vpn Server (pptp) behind iptables FW

Re: Re-8: connection to vpn Server (pptp) behind iptables FW

[Antony Stone]

On Friday 12 March 2004 1:00 pm, peter.gehle@sbgit.com wrote:

> Ok, i have made an test, but in the syslog was nothing about the
> connection? he logs nothing?

So, maybe there's something about the protocol which simply doesn't work 
through nat without a special helper, or something like that?

As I said, I'm not an expert on PPTP, I just thought the logging rules might 
give you a bit more information about what's going on.   If not, it's over to 
someone who knows how PPTP can be made to work....

Regards,

Antony.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Re-6: connection to vpn Server (pptp) behind iptables FW
> (12-Mrz-2004 13:28) From:    Antony@Soft-Solutions.co.uk
> To:      peter.gehle@sbgit.com
>
> > On Friday 12 March 2004 12:24 pm, peter.gehle@sbgit.com wrote:
> > > > It may be dynamic, but you can still find out what it is for a given
> > > > session.
> > >
> > > How?
> >
> > If it's a Linux machine, ifconfig
> > If it's a Win9x machine, winipcfg
> > If it's a WinXP machine, ipconfig
> > If it's something else, I don't know.
> >
> > Antony.

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Re: Re-8: connection to vpn Server (pptp) behind iptables FW

[Ray Leach]

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On Fri, 2004-03-12 at 15:06, Antony Stone wrote:
> On Friday 12 March 2004 1:00 pm, peter.gehle@sbgit.com wrote:
> 
> > Ok, i have made an test, but in the syslog was nothing about the
> > connection? he logs nothing?
> 
> So, maybe there's something about the protocol which simply doesn't work 
> through nat without a special helper, or something like that?
> 
No, I had it working to our Cape Town office using standard iptables
NAT. The key was fixed ips. 

> As I said, I'm not an expert on PPTP, I just thought the logging rules might 
> give you a bit more information about what's going on.   If not, it's over to 
> someone who knows how PPTP can be made to work....
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Antony.
> 
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: Re-6: connection to vpn Server (pptp) behind iptables FW
> > (12-Mrz-2004 13:28) From:    Antony@Soft-Solutions.co.uk
> > To:      peter.gehle@sbgit.com
> >
> > > On Friday 12 March 2004 12:24 pm, peter.gehle@sbgit.com wrote:
> > > > > It may be dynamic, but you can still find out what it is for a given
> > > > > session.
> > > >
> > > > How?
> > >
> > > If it's a Linux machine, ifconfig
> > > If it's a Win9x machine, winipcfg
> > > If it's a WinXP machine, ipconfig
> > > If it's something else, I don't know.
> > >
> > > Antony.
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