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Justin Hart <justinhart <at> gmail.com> writes: |
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> I recently upgraded my kernel to 2.6.15, enabling MPPE so I could |
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> connect to my campus network's VPN. |
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> I'm using pptpconfig to set up the connection. It's plain-vanilla, |
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> name of the server and such with the require_mppe box checked. |
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> I'm connecting via 802.11g, using ndiswrapper to by Broadcom 3150 |
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> wireless adapter. |
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> If I have this configuration, as it is now, on my campus network, the |
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> connection drops after a few minutes. It also drops my wi-fi |
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> connection. I kill dhcpcd and restart it to re-acquire an IP, and |
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> life is good again. The wi-fi connection is stable unless I do this. |
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from: |
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http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Set_up_a_vpn_client_with_mppe_encryption |
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It contains this line: |
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You will have to install or recompile ppp with the mppe-mppc USE flag. |
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The aforementioned wiki also has other suggestions that might be relevant |
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to your setup,, particularly in the attached scripts. If not, consider |
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posting a new wiki, as I have been |
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'tagged' to setup a gentoo laptop for a friend with secure wireless access |
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on a university campus...... |
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Are you happy with the performance of your BC 3150 card? |
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Any other pc-card hardware recommnedations as it'd be nice to get one card |
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that works well with Gentoo and winDoz on a dual-boot laptop? |
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Lots of interlopers and curious talent on those university grounds.... |
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hth, |
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James |
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