On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 10:46 PM, Paul Smith <phhs80@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> How should one configure the firewall in order to be able to connect >>> from my machine (Fedora 21) to another machine (MS Windows) via VPN >>> PPP? Perhaps, after some updates, the possibility of establishing such >>> a VPN PPP has become blocked by the firewall. >> >> What type of VPN? Both PPTP and IPSec/L2TP use ppp. Neither should be >> affected by stock firewall rules if the Fedora machine is initiating the >> connection. >> >> You should check /var/log/audit/audit.log (and/or "setenforce permissive" >> and test again) for SELinux related errors. Otherwise, probably >> /var/log/messages and /var/log/secure will have useful data. > > Thanks, Gordon, for your reply. > > The type of VPN is PPTP. With the firewall disabled, I can establish a > VPN connection, but if the firewall is enabled, no VPN connection is > possible. The issue may be related to the following: https://ask.fedoraproject.org/en/question/63759/pptp-connection-fails-after-last-update/?sort=oldest Paul -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
