[ale] pptp and ppp continued

[esoteric at denali.atlnet.com (Wandered Inn)]

Bao Ha wrote:
> 
> Do you have mppe files in your pppd source tree?
> 
> Browse the following:
> http://www.moretonbay.com/vpn/releases/
> and see if you need to pick up the mppe patches.
> 
> Check the howto for PopTop also for instruction on how to
> add mppe and SSLeay to pppd.

Right there in black and white in the howto:

"It is only necessary to use PPP 2.3.8 if you want Microsoft compatible
MSCHAPv2/MPPE authentication and encryption."

I suspect this is the issue.  There's a further reference to a patch for
2.3.10, so I'm off to get 2.3.10 and the mppe patch.  Thanks for the
assistance, I'll post my progress!

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