Jord, These links that may help:
http://bmrc.berkeley.edu/people/chaffee/linux_pptp.html http://lists2.schulte.org/pipermail/pptp-server/2000-September/003342.html ftp://ftp.paranoid.nl/linux/pptpd We have it working with kernel 2.2.17. I'm interested in hearing if this patch will work with 2.2.18 (or 2.2.16 which will tell me if 2.2.18 is a possibility). Good luck, Ross > -----Original Message----- > From: Jordan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sorry if this is an FAQ but I am losing hair on this one. Is ppp > 2.4.0f-1 from the testing distribution compiled with the mppe patches? > > I am running Debian potato with 2.2.16 kernel that has been compiled > with the various modules for tunneling. I have installed pptp-linux > and ppp-2.4.0f-1 from the testing distribution but am still having > problems connecting to my VPN server at work. > > I have read that the solution may rest with fixing pppd with the mppe > patches from http://www.scooter.cx/alpha/pptp.html . However, I have > also read that Debian demigods have poo-pooed these - I have been > unable to locate information regarding Debian's solution to the > problem of MS' use of non-standard authentication. > > I would appreciate any help. > > Jord