[ale] Cisco VPN client question

[John Mills]

Michael, ALErs -

Thanks for the help.

I can't join the VPN yet, but I have learned a bit more.

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Michael D. Hirsch wrote:

> On Saturday 27 September 2003 10:39 am, John Mills wrote:

> It turns out I did not have the exact same source as I had kernel.  I
> figured a patchlevel or two on the kernel wouldn't matter, but it did.  
> When I installed the mandrake source for the exact kernel I was running,
> it worked immediately.

Close. I looked at the 'vpn_install' script and saw it was looking for
'/usr/src/linux-2.4': a match for my RH-7.3 box, not 6.2. I built in that
environment and can now 'insmod' the vpn module successfully (except for a
'tainted code' whine). However, no login. I also found clients for MsWin98
and tried those: equally unsuccessful. I really think I have incorrect
login information, since even their PPP dial-in refuses my system, and
that has _nothing_ to do with VPN.

Now I'm playing telephone tag with the IT folks.

Best,
 - John Mills
   john.m.mills at alum.mit.edu