Re: RAS on an NT box.

[Dale Scheetz <dwarf@polaris.net>]

On Sun, 14 Dec 1997, Philip Hands wrote:

> > I need to connect a Linux box to an NT server over a dial-up line. The NT
> > box uses a "Remote Access Server". I remember seeing a discussion of this
> > recently, but can't find the reference in my mail archives. Can anyone
> > clue me in as to what package/howto I need to look at to deal with this?
> 
> You need to enable ms_chap in PPP --- see README.MSCHAP80

Thanks...read it. Is there any reason, besides the libraries that this
hasn't been simply built into our standard ppp package?

> 
> I am intending to make ppp generate a separate package (ppp-lite ?) so that I 
> can make the main package depend on libpam and libdes (needed for ms_chap) 
> without needing to put all that on the boot disks.
> 
How much bigger does it get if you static link libpam and libdes? There
are a growing number of ISPs and corporate nets that use NT RAS for their
remote entry needs. I just got a request for information on RAS from one
of my clients, as well as a request for help from one of the purchasers of
my book. (both of these after I asked about this on the list...time just
doesn't work like it's supposed to)

> In the mean time, you'll need to grab the source and recompile it.
> 
> BTW if ppp-lite gets installed on the boot disks, what do I need to do to make 
> ppp get installed over the top of it --- is it just
> 
>   Replaces: ppp-lite
> 
If fundamental components of the package are different, you will need
a conflicts: field as well. This will let dpkg remove the lite package and
replace it, in toto, with the bulkier ppp package

> in the ppp package ?
> 
> Cheers, Phil.
> 
> P.S.  I've never tried the NT RAS thing, so I'd like to hear how you get on.
> 
One thing that is not mentioned in the docs is what to set in the options
file to enable chap. It does talk about the two options required for
ms-chap, but I assume that you also need chap enabled?

Thanks for all the help,

Dwarf
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