MT300A PPTP Connection setup

jraymond4321 · 2016-11-17T01:33:11.000Z

Hello,

I am trying to setup a PPTP connection on a MT300A on v2.22 firmware.

I have gone into the advanced settings Networks/Interfaces and created a new interface.

I selected DHCP as the protocal, but was not sure which interface to select under “<span style=“color: #404040; font-family: ‘Helvetica Neue’, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: right;”>Cover the following interface”.</span>

<span style=“color: #404040; font-family: ‘Helvetica Neue’, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: right;”>After I saved, I was able to install the PPP package, change the protocol to PPTP and then enter the server and username and password.</span>

But the connection does not seem to be working.

Can you provide more detailed directions on setting up a PPTP connection after the package has been installed?

BTW, I am using Purevpn as my service. I tried the Openvpn setup (which worked OK) but the throughput on Openvpn isn’t enough to support the video I am trying to watch.

Thank you.
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rangerz · 2016-11-17T01:49:56.000Z

This is documented in the OpwnWrt WIKI here

https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/vpn.client.pptp

jraymond4321 · 2016-11-17T01:57:09.000Z

Thanks for the info Ranger,

I’ll check that out!

alzhao · 2016-11-18T12:24:48.000Z

I compiled pptp and l2tp protocol in v2.24 which can be downloaded from GL.iNet download center

jraymond4321 · 2016-11-18T19:24:37.000Z

Thanks Alzhao,

I will download and try it!

jraymond4321 · 2016-11-18T19:37:22.000Z

Hi Alzhao,

I have downloaded 2.24 and installed it. I don’t see any options for PPTP in the normal GUI. Do you still need to go into advanced settings to setup? If so, could you post directions? Thank you.

jraymond4321 · 2016-11-22T00:35:18.000Z

Hi Alzhao,

Below is part of my syslog. Not sure if you can help with the configuration of the PPTP. Thanks in advance.

Mon Nov 21 11:31:26 2016 daemon.warn pppd[9132]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests

Mon Nov 21 11:31:26 2016 daemon.notice pppd[9132]: Connection terminated.

Mon Nov 21 11:31:26 2016 daemon.notice pppd[9132]: Modem hangup

Mon Nov 21 11:31:26 2016 daemon.info pppd[9132]: Exit.

Mon Nov 21 11:31:26 2016 daemon.notice netifd: Interface ‘PPTP’ is now down

Mon Nov 21 11:31:26 2016 daemon.notice netifd: Interface ‘PPTP’ is setting up now

Mon Nov 21 11:31:27 2016 daemon.info pppd[9191]: Plugin pptp.so loaded.

Mon Nov 21 11:31:27 2016 daemon.info pppd[9191]: PPTP plugin version 1.00

Mon Nov 21 11:31:27 2016 daemon.notice pppd[9191]: pppd 2.4.7 started by root, uid 0

Mon Nov 21 11:31:28 2016 daemon.info pppd[9191]: Using interface pptp-PPTP

Mon Nov 21 11:31:28 2016 daemon.notice pppd[9191]: Connect: pptp-PPTP <–> pptp (br1.pointtoserver.com)

Mon Nov 21 11:31:28 2016 kern.info kernel: [ 2313.470000] pptp-PPTP: renamed from ppp0

Mon Nov 21 11:31:34 2016 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2178]: DHCPINFORM(br-lan) 192.168.8.187 00:16:6f:0c:f9:af

Mon Nov 21 11:31:34 2016 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2178]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.8.187 00:16:6f:0c:f9:af T43

Mon Nov 21 11:31:36 2016 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2178]: DHCPINFORM(br-lan) 192.168.8.187 00:16:6f:0c:f9:af

Mon Nov 21 11:31:36 2016 daemon.info dnsmasq-dhcp[2178]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.8.187 00:16:6f:0c:f9:af T43

Mon Nov 21 11:31:58 2016 daemon.warn pppd[9191]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests

Mon Nov 21 11:31:58 2016 daemon.notice pppd[9191]: Connection terminated.

Mon Nov 21 11:31:58 2016 daemon.notice pppd[9191]: Modem hangup

Mon Nov 21 11:31:58 2016 daemon.info pppd[9191]: Exit.

Mon Nov 21 11:31:58 2016 daemon.notice netifd: Interface ‘PPTP’ is now down

Mon Nov 21 11:31:58 2016 daemon.notice netifd: Interface ‘PPTP’ is setting up now

Mon Nov 21 11:31:58 2016 daemon.info pppd[9413]: Plugin pptp.so loaded.

Mon Nov 21 11:31:58 2016 daemon.info pppd[9413]: PPTP plugin version 1.00

Mon Nov 21 11:31:58 2016 daemon.notice pppd[9413]: pppd 2.4.7 started by root, uid 0

Mon Nov 21 11:32:00 2016 daemon.info pppd[9413]: Using interface pptp-PPTP

Mon Nov 21 11:32:00 2016 kern.info kernel: [ 2345.140000] pptp-PPTP: renamed from ppp0

Mon Nov 21 11:32:00 2016 daemon.notice pppd[9413]: Connect: pptp-PPTP <–> pptp (br1.pointtoserver.com)

alzhao · 2016-11-22T14:58:51.000Z

@jraymond4321, yes you need to use luci. But I think you have done that.

I didn’t test pptp. so busy.

stangri · 2016-11-23T05:57:29.000Z

OP – FWIW, when I’ve used PPTP connection to some commercial providers (including PureVPN) with OpenWrt/LEDE, it wasn’t reliable enough to keep using it. It would work wonders for up to 8 hours on boot and then it would stall. I couldn’t figure out the way to troubleshoot it, so it wouldn’t stall from time to time so I just switched to OpenVPN (it’s slower but harder to crack).

BTW, here’s what’s required for PureVPN PPTP connection to work with a typical router setup on LEDE:

cat << 'EOF' > /etc/ppp/options.pptp
noipdefault

noauth

nobsdcomp

nodeflate

idle 0

maxfail 0

refuse-pap

refuse-eap

refuse-chap

refuse-mschap

EOF

uci set network.vpnc=interface

uci set network.vpnc.peerdns=0

uci set network.vpnc.dns=192.168.1.1

uci set network.vpnc.password=********

uci set network.vpnc.proto=pptp

uci set network.vpnc.server=cav.pointtoserver.com

uci set network.vpnc.username=*******

uci set network.vpnc.enabled=1

uci set network.vpnc.pppd_options=debug

uci set network.vpnc.pptpd_options=debug

uci add firewall zone

uci set firewall.@zone[-1]=zone

uci set firewall.@zone[-1].name=vpnc_fw

uci set firewall.@zone[-1].network=vpnc

uci set firewall.@zone[-1].input=REJECT

uci set firewall.@zone[-1].output=ACCEPT

uci set firewall.@zone[-1].forward=REJECT

uci set firewall.@zone[-1].masq=1

uci set firewall.@zone[-1].mtu_fix=1

uci add firewall forwarding

uci set firewall.@forwarding[-1]=forwarding

uci set firewall.@forwarding[-1].src=lan

uci set firewall.@forwarding[-1].dest=vpnc_fw

uci add firewall forwarding

uci set firewall.@forwarding[-1]=forwarding

uci set firewall.@forwarding[-1].src=guest

uci set firewall.@forwarding[-1].dest=vpnc_fw

uci commit

guyinsb · 2018-11-18T14:50:21.139Z

My two cents: I was easily able to configure a PPTP client on an MT300N running 2.264 firmware; the client connected to a PPTP server (1.28 version of Shibby) running on a Linksys E1200. I am using the connection to enter this post. Minor observation: I connected to the MT300N via wifi from my iMac. Originally, the iMac was connected via ethernet to my main router with a conventional DHCP connection to the internet. That caused pings from the iMac to the Shibby router to fail. Once I unplugged the iMac’s ethernet connection, all went well.