[ale] Can Linux RAS into a NT box?

Eric Ayers eric.ayers at mindspring.com
Wed Apr 14 23:27:43 EDT 1999


> Matt Williams wrote:
> 
> I have Internet access at work and i can RAS in from home and access
> the net over MS proxy server 2.0.  I was gung-ho to save money, so i
> immediately cancelled my ISP account when this service became
> available at work. however, in my haste, i forgot to test my Linux box
> as well to see if it could connect to work.  at work we have a NT
> domain that we RAS into and to get internet access, we have the client
> machine point to the proxy server.  can Linux RAS into a NT domain? i
> tried with SUSE 6.0 and with the kppp program.  i connected, but then
> it said PPP unexpectedly quit.  I'm at a loss as to my next move.
> 
> MaTT WiLLiaMS
> Mwilliams at osisystemsinc.com


You need to re=compile PPPD with MSCHAP support. Get the source code
(or the source RPM) and look for the file named 'README.MSCHAP'

I don't know why they don't turn this on in the standard ppp
compilation.

-Eric.






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