VPN Client

[analogkid]

I have searched for a VPN pptp client that can connect to a Microsoft RAS server. I found something called "pptp client" that works in fc6. I am now trying to find something for my new Centos 5. Do any of you use one? If so, where can I find it?

Thanks

[arrfab]

Yes, i've just rebuild it (pptpconfig from http://pptpclient.sf.net) for/on CentOS 5 ... if you're interested , here they are : http://rpms.arrfab.net/centos/5 . You can even use yum to automagically download/install everything for you (i've only rebuild for i386 at this time ..) by adding the following repo file : http://rpms.arrfab.net/arrfab.repo
Please be aware that i've just rebuild these packages yesterday for my own use ... i'll have to discuss with Dag about possible inclusion in RPMForge ... So i've not signed (yet) them ... So this 'temporary' repo will stop working very soon .... :-D
PS : don't forget to add RPMForge repo as well, because some rpms deps are solved by this repo : http://www.rpmforge.net

[analogkid]

Arrfab

Here is what I get when I do
# yum install pptpclient

[code]http://rpms.arrfab.net/centos/5/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 4] IOError: <urlopen error (-2, 'Name or service not known')>
Trying other mirror.
Error: Cannot open/read repomd.xml file for repository: Arrfab[/code]

Here is my yum.conf
[code]
[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum
keepcache=1
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/yum.log
pkgpolicy=newest
distroverpkg=redhat-release
tolerant=1
exactarch=1
obsoletes=1
gpgcheck=1
plugins=1
metadata_expire=1800

# PUT YOUR REPOS HERE OR IN separate files named file.repo
# in /etc/yum.repos.d

[Arrfab]
name=Arrfab's RPMS Repository for CentOS/RHEL
baseurl=http://rpms.arrfab.net/centos/$releasever/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
[/code]

Any ideas?

[arrfab]

The error message 'Name or service not known' means you're not able to resolve the hostname .. check your dns and try also to browse this repo with a browser to see if you can reach it ... working here ...

[analogkid]

I was able to browse it last night. Today, none of your links work.

All I did was paste the content of the repo in yum.conf. I will try it again later.

[arrfab]

Strange ... have you this error only on this repo or also base , updates , etc .... ?
yum clean all ; yum install pptpconfig
(note that the package is pptpconfig, not pptpclient !)
I've in the meantime sign the package , so please use a newer http://rpms.arrfab.net/arrfab.repo

[analogkid]

ok

I finally got the repo to work... but now when I do
# yum install pptpconfig
I get the following
[code]
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Missing Dependency: libgdk_imlib.so.1 is needed by package libglade
Error: Missing Dependency: libgdk_imlib.so.1 is needed by package gnome-libs
[/code]

I have googled for this library with no success. Can you help me to find these dependencies?

Thank you

[arrfab]

You didn't read what i told you : i told you that you need also the RPMForge repository (because some dependencies will be solved by this repo)
Install first the RPMForge repo (rpm -Uvh http://apt.sw.be/redhat/el5/en/i386/RPMS.dag/rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el5.rf.i386.rpm) and then you'll have the whole thing
RPMForge has the imlib rpm that you need .
and then yum install pptpconfig .... (read, read, read ....)

[analogkid]

arrfab

You were absolutely right!!! I didn't read closely. Dang, I hate when that happens!

Ok, I installed RPMForge and it found all the dependencies. Everything went fine until it got to gnome-libs and I got this
[code]
http://rpms.arrfab.net/centos/5/i386/gnome-libs-1.4.2-5.i386.rpm: [Errno 4] Socket Error: timed out
Trying other mirror.
(9/10): giflib-4.1.3-7.1.el5.1.i386.rpm 39 kB 00:00
(10/10): libpng10-1.0.21- 100% |=========================| 211 kB 00:14


Error Downloading Packages:
gnome-libs - 1:1.4.2-5.i386: failure: i386/gnome-libs-1.4.2-5.i386.rpm from Arrfab: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
[/code]

Did I screw something up again? Sorry to be such a pest.

[analogkid]

Nevermind the last post. I tried again and the install completed.


Thank you so much for all your help (and patience with me).