See http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages/cauldron/ppp/current/SPECS/ppp.spec?revision=33338&view=markup there's a comment explaining why the patch is disabled.

pinging. because nothing happened to this report since more than 3 months ago, and it still has the status NEW or REOPENED


@ Tomáš

Please set status to ASSIGNED if you think this bug was assigned correctly. If for work flow reasons you can't do that, then please put OK on the whiteboard instead.

CC: (none) => marja11

3-monthly ping

I agree mppe support is needed. 
Even if there is a possible patent infringement in the US if a commercial organization uses it, I don't think this is an issue with Mageia. As far as I understand it, Mageia is absolutely non-commercial. I guess all the source in the package is open too.
I think this removal of mppe support was done by Mandriva for some reason and that the people at Mageia never reflected on the possibility to unpatch it again. I'm now using a package compiled by third party with Mageia1.
So please unpatch it again!

CC: (none) => pernel

*** Bug 5741 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

CC: (none) => neograven

The patch looks like it's actually enabled

CC: (none) => thierry.vignaud

Bug #5741
You can install package vpnpptp-allde from MRC (Mageia Russian Community) repository. After installation you'll find in mcc -> Network & Internet -> Configure VPN connections to secure network access -> VPN PPTP -> Next -> [enter any new name] -> Next
This package correctly works with ppp from Mageia (vpnpptp-allde<=0.3.6), from Mandriva and Mageia (vpnpptp-allde>=0.3.7). Version vpnpptp-allde-0.3.7 will be soon.
Package vpnpptp-allde understands mppe like NM (require-mppe-128) and against NM (mppe required, stateless, no40, no56).
You'll find tools vpnpptp and ponoff also in package vpnpptp-allde - with this tools no problem with mppe also (vpnpptp-allde<=0.3.6). In mcc you'll find VPN PPTP/L2TP/OpenL2TP also or in Menu.

CC: (none) => loginov_alex

The patch looks like it's actually enabled only for NM. For mcc and vpnpptp-allde (which added new VPN options in mcc) this patch is not actually.

You can read (use Google Translate):
http://wiki.mageialinux.ru/index.php?title=ÐаÑÑÑойка_локалÑной_ÑеÑи_и_VPN-ÑоединениÑ_на_пÑимеÑе_пÑовайдеÑа_ТÐÐÐнÑÑ
- two variants for settings mppe. It works with patch and without patch. That's why no bug "mppe support for pptp". And today vpnpptp-allde-0.3.7 was released: full work, full mppe support in Mageia, Mandriva, PCLinuxOS, ROSA, etc.

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WTF? This BR is opened against Cauldron...

Whiteboard: MGA2TOO MGA1TOO => MGA2TOO

It was originally against mga1 Thierry. I just changed it.

AFAIK it's still valid for cauldron.

Apologies if it is fixed now.

This bug was fixed only in MRC repo, no in Cauldron.
Package vpnpptp-allde closes this bug without rebuild of package ppp.

Is it possible to add this in main repositories?

If we will add package vpnpptp-allde in main repo, then please rewrite patches:
http://code.google.com/p/vpnpptp/source/browse/trunk/patch/vpnpptp.pm
http://code.google.com/p/vpnpptp/source/browse/trunk/patch/vpnmandriva.pm
for better integration in Mageia Control Center.

So what happened with this? Does Mageia 3 support mppe pptp or not?

Package vpnpptp-allde support mppe without this patch. This patch is requires for NM support mppe. But NM can be patched for understanding mppe without this patch, but this patch is not written.
Who can write patch for NM?

But If nobody want to write patch for NM, then ppp must be with patch for mppe for Tainted.

I have disabled P11 in ppp and MPPE encription works now. Dont take me wrong, i didnt add anything, i only disabled a patch that was conflicting.

Please test and submit as an update, it is already 3/core/updates_testing

CC: (none) => luis.daniel.lucio

It'll need some more info please and the bug assigned to QA team, see updates policy for guidelines and example.

https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Updates_policy#Maintainer_.28or_any_interested_packager.29

Thanks

Daniel, NM works now with MPPE encription? Problems were only for NM and there were no problems for work with MPPE before.

not to mention "I only disabled..." broke MPPC support, so I dont see how that is a valid fix...

CC: (none) => tmb

There is only one problem for NM with mppe.
For example, 128 encription now:
mppe required, stateless, no40, no56
but NM understands only:
require-mppe-128
For vpnpptp-allde, which configure VPN, there is no problem with mppe for both variants of writting encription.

Whiteboard: MGA2TOO => (none)

I asked author of networkmanager-l2tp to help fix mppe for networkmanager-pptp. This bug is present for both plugins. Author agreed to help and to write patch for networkmanager-l2tp. Let's wait.

Source RPM: ppp => networkmanager-pptp

(In reply to Alex Loginov from comment #24)
> Author agreed to help and to write patch for networkmanager-l2tp. Let's wait.

Any progress on that topic?

Florian, author of networkmanager-l2tp wanted to help, but no progress :(
I asked him 2014-01-20, 2014-01-25, 2014-01-28, 2014-02-09, 2014-03-31, 2014-06-07, 2014-08-29.

Is this bug still valid for Mageia 4 64 bit? 
I was allowed to install mppe-support for networkmanager. The ui let me setup a connection using mschapv2 in network manager ui so obviously there is some support. Unfortunately the connection did not work. Any idea how I can search for what is missing or what configurations that still might be wrong?

This bug is valid for all Mageia 1-5 and Mandriva and for all architectures. It's very old bug.
NM wrote wrong configuration for mppe.
As alternative I can recommend my program vpnpptp for configure VPN PPTP/L2TP/OpenL2TP and ponoff/vpnlinux for connect/disconnect (vpnpptp package from Mageia 5). In this case it's better to uninstall networkmanager and use standard Mageia network.
If you have VPN PPTP only you'll find VPN PPTP in VPN connections in mcc (vpnmcc from vpnpptp package). In this case you can manage connections from mcc. But vpnpptp has more options and ponoff can re-connect.
So you have 2 alternatives from vpnpptp package, but for Mageia 5.

Thanks for response. However I'm on Mageia 4 64 and do not find any package for this when searching. I remember vpnpptp worked quite well on earlier versions of mageia.

You can try to install vpnpptp from Cauldron, but I did not test.
I'm sorry, but no backport for Mageia 4.

Alex: 
Thanks for encouraging me to try vpnpptp again. Version for Mageia 5 complained about strange perl dependencies. Found one version (vpnpptp_setup-en-Linux-x86_64-install) with installer that worked on mageia 4. It's really embarrassing that the Mageia community did not care about this bug for so many years.
Per

(In reply to Per Nelvig from comment #31)
> It's really embarrassing that the Mageia community did not care about
> this bug for so many years.

You do realize that by using Mageia you also belong to the Mageia community?
So did you send patches or a fixed package or other alternatives?

vpnpptp uses perl for integration of tools in mcc, but you can install pkg force and run tools from Menu or console.
Why did not care? I imported vpnpptp in Cauldron, fixed openl2tp, imported xl2tpd, so you have all tools for VPN with mppe, but for Mageia 5.
Yes, packages networkmanager-pptp, networkmanager-l2tp are problematic for VPN with mppe for Mageia, but NM is not main service for Mageia, we have own network. And you really have workaround from me.

Whiteboard: (none) => WORKAROUND

It seems this issue is not actual for Mageia 5.
ppp works with mppe by require-mppe format.
So this issue is OLD.
Who can confirm?

Closing as old, people can reopen if the issue still persists.

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => OLD