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datafatmunger

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Feb 11, 2004
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is anyone else having trouble getting vpnd (the VPN Server) to work. starting it at the command line it quickly terminates. . .and some of the configuration files are missing?
 

varmit

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Aug 5, 2003
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ummm

if you are using server, just open up the gui and start the vpn with a check in the box. otherwise, the client doesn't have vpn server in it.

EDIT: Sorry, to start the vpn, you click on it in the list, then you hit the BIG START button.
 

datafatmunger

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Feb 11, 2004
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i'm not using server

i'm not using server. . .and the standard edition does have vpnd and it did work in 10.2. . .so i'm not about to give up yet. . .if apple ripped such functionality out to motivate people like me to purchase the $500 server edition. . .that just really sucks. . .why would you want to alienate the unix geek switch overs. . .who helped with the revival of Mac OS?
 

tomf87

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Sep 10, 2003
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I tried this but failed:

mac:~ user$ vpnd -h
Usage: vpnd [-dhnx] -i serverID
-h this message
-x does not move to background
-d enable debug mode
-n same as -d but terminates after validation
-i server ID for this server (ex: com.apple.ppp.l2tp)
mac:~ user$ vpnd -d -i com.apple.ppp.l2tp
2004-02-12 17:07:57 EST VPND: could not get servers dictionary
2004-02-12 17:07:57 EST VPND: error processing prefs file


I'm still looking though
 

datafatmunger

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Feb 11, 2004
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yeah

I saw that article too. . .but in my 10.3 installation. . .i updated from 10.2 by the way it wasn't a fresh install. . .files such as /etc/ppp/pptp_service are not there anymore
 
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