PPtP route required for Mac OSX to MikroTik RB951G-2HnD

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I have PPtP Server setup on a MikroTik following the recommended setups on the net and on the documentation sites for a remote site VPN access. From my Fedora 18 Linux desktop and from a Windows XP PC connecting and accessing the remote network it works perfectly (Remote LAN is 192.168.0.0/24, PPtP Pool is 192.168.99.240-245 - local IP for the VPN on the MikroTik is 192.168.99.3 - LAN IP of the MikroTik is 192.168.0.3).
We are also trying to get a Mac running OSX to connect successfully but while the VPN connects and is established, the only way for Mac to ‘see’ (ping, ssh etc) anything in the 192.168.0 network is if I instruct them to add a static route using:

sudo route -n add -net 192.168.0.0/24 192.168.99.3

The users are concerned that given it works fine for Windows without needing additional route commands and its brother in arms, Linux, does not need a specific route to access the servers on the 192.168.0.0, why is it necessary for the Mac.
Can’t see what else to do on the MikroTik given it worked “out of the box” for Linux and Windows. BTW: They only want to use PPtP and given it works from non OSX, it isn’t the MikroTik’s issue in my eyes but would appreciate any input as I can’t be the only one in this boat.
BTW: It does work from one of their iPads, but then apples may not be apples :slight_smile:
Anyway, hope someone else has seen this, Many thanks in advance.

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davrom,

I had the same exact issue. On the Mac, checking the box for “Send all traffic over VPN connection” under the PPTP network advanced settings fixed it for me.

I’m not sure if this is an option for you, but I thought I’d throw it out there.

-David

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Thanks David. Will get the customer to try this. My colleague who got me onto using MikroTik said hairpin routing is such a pain and Macs tend to do this. I am all set to tell them to set a static route on the Mac but will get them to try your setting suggestion, if they have it, first.
Many thanks for this and will keep you posted on the outcome.