"Peer not authorized to use remote address"

[Cal Pishak]

Sorry for the intrusion.

 

I am hoping that you might be able to help me with a problem I have with my Linux-Mandrake system.

 

In the linux.dev.ppp newsgroup, you state:

 

"Second 192.68.xxx.xxx is a private IP range not a public one which is why you are
getting that message. You can use it on a local machine but not a remote one or
only very unusually anyway. You probably want to find the proper remote address
and substitute that."

 

I have a local network using 192.168.1.xxx addresses. I am trying to enable my Linux server to allow for dialup access, and I am getting the same message, probably for the same reason.

 

How can I use my linux box to allow dialup access to my local network? The IP address assigned to the Linux box is 192.168.1.254, and the modem attached to ttyS1 should be assigned the address 192.168.1.100.

 

Could you tell me how this can be done? Do I really need to obtain a public IP address to allow access to a private local network or am I missing something?

 

Your assistance would be most appreciated as I have been trying to find an answer to this problem for quite a while now, and the only response I have been able to find on the internet is the one you gave which is quoted above.

 

I look forward to hearing from you.

 

Cal Pishak

LKN Computer Consulting Inc.