JSI Tip 3150. PPTP clients can NOT connect to a Windows 2000 PPTP server?

Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows 9x clients that try to establish a PPTP session with a Windows 2000 PPTP server receive:

Error 649
Login failed: username, password, or domain was incorrect.

At the same time, the server's event log receives:

Event ID 20078
The account for user <username> connected on port VPN3-127 does not have Remote Access privilege.
The line has been disconnected.

Event ID 20189
The user <username> connected from x.x.x.x but failed an authentication attempt due to the following reason:
The user tried to connect using an unauthorized dial-in media.

To fix this problem:

1. Start the Routing and Remote Access administrative tool.

2. Expand the options under your Remote Access Service (RAS) server's name.

3. Press Remote Access Policies, right-click, and press Properties on Allow access if dial-in permission is enabled.

4. Press Edit Profile.

5. On the Dial-in Constraints tab, do one of the following:

Clear the Restrict Dial-in Media option.

              -or- 

Select Restrict Dial-in Media, and then select Ethernet and VPN from the list of options available.

6. Press Apply.

7. Press OK.

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