[pptp-server] Issues continued....

[Ryan Matijcio]

I attemtped to try my PPTP connection again this moring.  This time from a
client site.  They're firewall's basic ruleset allows all traffic out and
replies in.  Here's what happens:

Mar  7 11:42:11 localhost modprobe: can't locate module char-major-108

I still for the life of me can't figure out what this error is! :-(

Mar  7 11:42:11 localhost pppd[1537]: pppd 2.3.10 started by root, uid 0
Mar  7 11:42:11 localhost pppd[1537]: Using interface ppp1
Mar  7 11:42:11 localhost pppd[1537]: Connect: ppp1 <--> /dev/pts/2
Mar  7 11:42:41 localhost pppd[1537]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Mar  7 11:42:41 localhost pppd[1537]: Connection terminated.
Mar  7 11:42:41 localhost pppd[1537]: Exit.
Mar  7 11:42:41 localhost pptpd[1536]: GRE:
read(fd=4,buffer=804d7c0,len=8196) f
rom PTY failed: status = -1 error = Input/output error
Mar  7 11:42:41 localhost pptpd[1536]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed
(pty,g
re)=(4,5)
Mar  7 11:42:41 localhost pptpd[1536]: CTRL: Client 216.13.96.10 control
connect
ion finished

This looks more like a firewall issue.  I hoping that dial up VPN for PPTP
can be done without fixing up firewalls to allow it.  Obviously this depends
on the sequence of events for PPTP.  When I'm at different client site's I'd
like to be able to connect a la VPN.  However, considering the syslog
capture above, I'm starting to think this won't be possible.

Ryan P. Matijcio
Interworx Consulting Corporation
rpm at interworxconsulting.com
416-832-1538