mpd isn't listening on 1723 because he can't get it thhough it isn't used

[Henri Hennebert]

Bernard T. Higonnet wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I want to set up a VPN server on a freebsd machine so Windows clients can use
> it.
> 
> I am using FreeBSD 6.1 and mpd 3.18 from the ports collection.
> 
> When I run mpd I get this:
> 
> mpd
> Multi-link PPP for FreeBSD, by Archie L. Cobbs.
> Based on iij-ppp, by Toshiharu OHNO.
> mpd: pid 11377, version 3.18 (root at freebsd2.paristolet.com 10:10  8-Jul-2007)
> [bundle1] ppp node is "mpd11377-bundle1"
> mpd: bind: Can't assign requested address
> mpd: can't get PPTP listening socket
> mpd: bind: Can't assign requested address
> mpd: can't get PPTP listening socket
> [bundle1] using interface ng0
> 
> Of course since he couldn't get a hold of port 1723 he couldn't establish a 
> socket and nothing happens. netstat shows no one is listening on 1723:
> 
> netstat -a | fgrep LIS
> tcp4       0      0  freebsd2.ssh           montreal.50547         ESTABLISHED
> tcp4       0      0  freebsd2.ssh           montreal.61574         ESTABLISHED
> tcp4       0      0  *.ssh                  *.*                    LISTEN
> tcp6       0      0  *.ssh                  *.*                    LISTEN
> tcp4       0      0  *.smtp                 *.*                    LISTEN
> tcp6       0      0  *.nfsd                 *.*                    LISTEN
> tcp4       0      0  *.nfsd                 *.*                    LISTEN
> tcp6       0      0  *.636                  *.*                    LISTEN
> tcp4       0      0  *.637                  *.*                    LISTEN
> tcp4       0      0  *.sunrpc               *.*                    LISTEN
> tcp6       0      0  *.sunrpc               *.*                    LISTEN
> 
> There is no other instance of mpd running
> 
> Here are the mpd conf and link files:
> 
> default:
>  load pptp1conf
> # load pptp2conf
> 
> pptp1conf:
>  new -i ng0 bundle1 pptp1
>  set ipcp ranges 192.168.1.103/32 192.168.1.200/32
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Is this address defined on your server ?

Henri

>  load common
> 
> #pptp2conf:
> # new -i ng1 bundle2 pptp2
> # set ipcp ranges 192.168.1.103/32 192.168.1.201/32
> # load common
> 
> common:
>  set iface disable on-demand
>  set iface enable proxy-arp
>  set iface idle 0
>  set iface enable tcpmssfix
>  set bundle enable multilink
>  set link enable acfcomp protocomp
>  set link no pap chap
>  set link enable chap
> # set link mtu 1460
>  set link keep-alive 10 60
>  set ipcp yes vjcomp
>  set ipcp dns 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220
>  #set ipcp nbns 172.20.1.1 172.20.1.8
>  #set bundle enable compression
>  #set ccp yes mppc
>  #set ccp yes mpp-e40
>  #set ccp yes mpp-e128
>  #set ccp yes mpp-stateless
> 
> 
> 
> pptp1:
>  set link type pptp
>  set pptp self 82.238.41.134 500
>  set pptp enable incoming
>  set pptp disable originate
> 
> pptp2:
>  set link type pptp
>  set pptp self 82.238.41.134
>  set pptp enable incoming
>  set pptp disable originate
> 
> 
> As usual, all help appreciated
> Bernard Higonnet
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