Matthew Ramsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I get the following error when i try to launch pppd as the server
> machine:
>
> Apr 28 14:40:44 gibberling pppd[5282]: The remote system is required to
> authenticate itself but I
> Apr 28 14:40:44 gibberling pppd[5282]: couldn't find any suitable secret
> (password) for it to use to do so.
>
>
> My chap-secrets file has:
> -------------------------
> username gibberling password
> gibberling username password
In this case the first line of chap-secrets would be a suitable secret
except that it doesn't allow the peer to use any IP address. You need
to put the IP addresses or subnets that the user is allowed to use on
the end of the 4th line (or * meaning any address).
BTW, having the same secret for authenticating in both directions is a
security hole with CHAP (as it is also with PAP for more obvious
reasons).
Paul.
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