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Subject: Re: [Fwknop-discuss] Standalone Windows 8 client
From: Michael Rash <michael.rash () gmail ! com>
Date: 2014-06-26 1:12:08
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On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:25 AM, Patrick Reichel <par78@gmx.de> wrote:
> Am 21.06.2014 22:25, schrieb Michael Rash:
> > On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 2:36 AM, Patrick Reichel <par78@gmx.de> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >>
> > Hi Patrick,
> >
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> thanks for your answer.
>
> >
> >> in search for a standalone windows client I found an older
> >> discussion
> >> (http://sourceforge.net/p/fwknop/mailman/message/30511523) and
> >> downloaded the two fwknop-static-2.5.1-static-w*.exe files from
> >> http://www.dstuart.org/fwknop which both work really great – thank
> >> you very much!
> >>
> >> My problem is that one of the users on my server (Debian stable,
> >> fwknop 2.5.1-1~bpo70+1 from backports) is running Windows 8 on which
> >> the client isn't working – it fails with:
> >> fwknop: fko_new: Error 4 - Args contain invalid data
> >>
> >> The same .exe file with the same config file runs at Win 7 without
> >> any problems.
> >>
> >> Is there or will there be a version for Win8? I don't have Win8
> >> and/or Visual Studio in reach to try to compile by my own (and the
> >> user lives miles away).
> >>
> >>
> >> Or is there a problem in my config?
> >>
> >> _fwknoprc:
> >> [xyz]
> >> SPA_SERVER 1.2.3.4
> >> SPA_SERVER_PROTO udp
> >> SPA_SERVER_PORT 80
> >> SPOOF_USER username
> >> ACCESS tcp/443
> >> KEY_BASE64 secret
> >> HMAC_KEY_BASE64 secret
> >>
> >>
> > That configuration looks correct. One possibility though - in
> > fwknop-2.6.1, a change was made to be more compatible with Microsoft
> > username guidelines. Previous to this change, fwknop was too strict
> about
> > the characters that could be included in the username. In your
> SPOOF_USER
> > variable, are there any special characters in the username?
>
> I had an underscore in the username and removed this – no change.
> Then step by step I reduced the number of options and ended with the
> very basic call:
> fwknop.exe -A tcp/443 -s -D 1.2.3.4
>
> Even in this case the same error message (Error 4 - Args contain
> invalid data) appears. The Win7 .exe seems not to be compatible to Win8?
>
That is good set of command line arguments for testing, and supports your
guess that the Win7 .exe is not compatible with Win8.
>
> > I don't have a Windows 8 development environment either, but one way to
> > work around this is to run the fwknop client under Cygwin. Is that a
> > possibility in your environment?
>
> I tried this some time ago without success (can't remember the error
> ATM).
> I think I will give it a try again…
>
>
My guess is that running under Cygwin will produce better results.
Thanks,
--Mike
>
> Thank you,
>
> Patrick
>
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --Mike
> >
> >
> >> starting from a batch file via:
> >> fwknop.exe -v -R --rc-file _fwknoprc -n xyz
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thank you
> >>
> >> Patrick Reichel
> >>
> >>
> >>
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<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra">On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 11:25 AM, Patrick \
Reichel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:par78@gmx.de" \
target="_blank">par78@gmx.de</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"> \
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex">Am <a href="tel:21.06.2014%2022" \
value="+12106201422">21.06.2014 22</a>:25, schrieb Michael Rash:<br> <div \
class="">> On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 2:36 AM, Patrick Reichel <<a \
href="mailto:par78@gmx.de">par78@gmx.de</a>> wrote:<br> ><br>
>> Hello,<br>
>><br>
>><br>
> Hi Patrick,<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>Hi Michael,<br>
<br>
thanks for your answer.<br>
<div><div class="h5"><br>
><br>
>> in search for a standalone windows client I found an older<br>
>> discussion<br>
>> (<a href="http://sourceforge.net/p/fwknop/mailman/message/30511523" \
target="_blank">http://sourceforge.net/p/fwknop/mailman/message/30511523</a>) and<br> \
>> downloaded the two fwknop-static-2.5.1-static-w*.exe files from<br> >> \
<a href="http://www.dstuart.org/fwknop" \
target="_blank">http://www.dstuart.org/fwknop</a> which both work really great – \
thank<br> >> you very much!<br>
>><br>
>> My problem is that one of the users on my server (Debian stable,<br>
>> fwknop 2.5.1-1~bpo70+1 from backports) is running Windows 8 on which<br>
>> the client isn't working – it fails with:<br>
>> fwknop: fko_new: Error 4 - Args contain invalid data<br>
>><br>
>> The same .exe file with the same config file runs at Win 7 without<br>
>> any problems.<br>
>><br>
>> Is there or will there be a version for Win8? I don't have Win8<br>
>> and/or Visual Studio in reach to try to compile by my own (and the<br>
>> user lives miles away).<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Or is there a problem in my config?<br>
>><br>
>> _fwknoprc:<br>
>> [xyz]<br>
>> SPA_SERVER 1.2.3.4<br>
>> SPA_SERVER_PROTO udp<br>
>> SPA_SERVER_PORT 80<br>
>> SPOOF_USER username<br>
>> ACCESS tcp/443<br>
>> KEY_BASE64 secret<br>
>> HMAC_KEY_BASE64 secret<br>
>><br>
>><br>
> That configuration looks correct. One possibility though - in<br>
> fwknop-2.6.1, a change was made to be more compatible with Microsoft<br>
> username guidelines. Previous to this change, fwknop was too strict about<br>
> the characters that could be included in the username. In your SPOOF_USER<br>
> variable, are there any special characters in the username?<br>
<br>
</div></div>I had an underscore in the username and removed this – no change.<br>
Then step by step I reduced the number of options and ended with the<br>
very basic call:<br>
fwknop.exe -A tcp/443 -s -D 1.2.3.4<br>
<br>
Even in this case the same error message (Error 4 - Args contain<br>
invalid data) appears. The Win7 .exe seems not to be compatible to \
Win8?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>That is good set of command line arguments \
for testing, and supports your guess that the Win7 .exe is not compatible with \
Win8.<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 \
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div class=""><br>
> I don't have a Windows 8 development environment either, but one way to<br>
> work around this is to run the fwknop client under Cygwin. Is that a<br>
> possibility in your environment?<br>
<br>
</div>I tried this some time ago without success (can't remember the error<br>
ATM).<br>
I think I will give it a try again…<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>My guess is that running under Cygwin will \
produce better results.<br><br>Thanks,<br><br></div><div>--Mike<br></div><div> \
</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br>
Thank you,<br>
<br>
Patrick<br>
<div><div class="h5"><br>
><br>
> Thanks,<br>
><br>
> --Mike<br>
><br>
><br>
>> starting from a batch file via:<br>
>> fwknop.exe -v -R --rc-file _fwknoprc -n xyz<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Thank you<br>
>><br>
>> Patrick Reichel<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
>> HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk \
Solutions<br> >> Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems<br>
>> Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple. Ideal for Dirty Data.<br>
>> Leverages Graph Analysis for Fast Processing & Easy Data Exploration<br>
>> <a href="http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems" \
target="_blank">http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems</a><br> >> \
_______________________________________________<br> >> Fwknop-discuss mailing \
list<br> >> <a \
href="mailto:Fwknop-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net">Fwknop-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net</a><br>
>> <a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fwknop-discuss" \
target="_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fwknop-discuss</a><br> \
>><br> ><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
> HPCC Systems Open Source Big Data Platform from LexisNexis Risk Solutions<br>
> Find What Matters Most in Your Big Data with HPCC Systems<br>
> Open Source. Fast. Scalable. Simple. Ideal for Dirty Data.<br>
> Leverages Graph Analysis for Fast Processing & Easy Data Exploration<br>
> <a href="http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems" \
target="_blank">http://p.sf.net/sfu/hpccsystems</a><br> ><br>
><br>
><br>
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