Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 11:09:27 -0700 (PDT) From: John Polstra <jdp@polstra.com> To: net@freebsd.org Cc: larse@ISI.EDU Subject: Re: Solution (RE: VPN client with mpd) Message-ID: <200109251809.f8PI9Rl19337@vashon.polstra.com> In-Reply-To: <PCELJJEJJMODEMKEBLLBIEDHCAAA.larse@isi.edu> References: <PCELJJEJJMODEMKEBLLBIEDHCAAA.larse@isi.edu>
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In article <PCELJJEJJMODEMKEBLLBIEDHCAAA.larse@isi.edu>, Lars Eggert <larse@ISI.EDU> wrote: > > Thanks to Archie and Brian, I now have a working PPTP tunnel up. Here's > what I changed from the example vpn configuration included in the mpd > package in /usr/local/etc/mpd/mpd.conf, I thought I'd document this in > case someone else runs accross the same problem: [...] > 4. Change "set link yes chap" to "set link allow chap". Both Archie and > Brian suggested this; with the change, mpd will allow negotiation with > remote peers that do not want to CHAP-authenticate themselves (like my > remote VPN servers, it seems). The trouble with this is that your password will be sent unencrypted across the Internet, very possibly hitting a sniffer or two along the way. It's better to insist on chap and fix the broken peers. John -- John Polstra jdp@polstra.com John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA "Disappointment is a good sign of basic intelligence." -- Chögyam Trungpa To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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