[SOLVED] PPTPClient - debug does not exist

Starfall · 2011-12-03 10:43:09

Hello

Wondering if someone can clear something up for me.

I've installed pptpclient to try and connect to a VPN connection I have set up, I've followed the wiki page for this:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mi … pptpclient

upon executing the following command as root

pon $TUNNEL debug dump logfd 2 nodetach

I receive the following message 'The file /etc/ppp/peers/debug does not exist.'

The only file in /etc/ppp/peers is the vpn tunnel file I created for my connection.

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated!

Last edited by Starfall (2011-12-06 13:42:29)

Starfall · 2011-12-05 18:17:20

Anybody have any ideas at all? I've done some looking round and I can't find anything

falconindy · 2011-12-05 21:02:33

$TUNNEL is undefined, so it expands to nothing and 'debug' is used as the profile name. You're meant to replace $TUNNEL with your connection name.

Starfall · 2011-12-06 09:15:24

Thanks for the reply!

I presumed $TUNNEL was a bash alias? I thought running this command was to initiate the service and then after I issue

pon *tunnel name*

it would connect?

You specify which connection you wish to establish with the pon command after? So I didn't think that the first command would be relevant to a specific connection?

Starfall · 2011-12-06 13:42:12

....I've just re-read the wiki page. you're completely correct, I was mistaken. I was under the impression that to connect you had to issue those two commands, but the first is more of a verification.

The moral of this thread: RTFM

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#1 2011-12-03 10:43:09

[SOLVED] PPTPClient - debug does not exist

#2 2011-12-05 18:17:20

Re: [SOLVED] PPTPClient - debug does not exist

#3 2011-12-05 21:02:33

Re: [SOLVED] PPTPClient - debug does not exist

#4 2011-12-06 09:15:24

Re: [SOLVED] PPTPClient - debug does not exist

#5 2011-12-06 13:42:12

Re: [SOLVED] PPTPClient - debug does not exist

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