[svlug] Noob needs help connecting via pptp (pppd) to Cisco PIX...

James Sparenberg james at linuxrebel.org
Fri Nov 21 12:08:58 PST 2008


On Thursday 20 November 2008 23:38:02 Drew Bertola wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> I'm trying to get a box back east to work w/ a cisco PIX running pptp.  
> The connection seems to be established, but no packets seem to make it 
> to the network inside the PIX.
> 
> Once connected I add a route:
> 
> route add -net 10.10.20.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 dev ppp0
> 
> I've also tried the same, but adding "gw 10.10.19.140" which is the 
> connection IP of ppp0 issued by the PIX. 
> 
> I can ssh to 10.10.19.140, but I can't do anything on the 10.10.20.0 
> network.
> 
> Anyone have any ideas?
> 
> thanks,


Not a PIX person myself but having setup a pptp vpn through my 
routers/firewalls to my house.  Do you have the rules setup to allow GRE  

James






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