[pptp-server] pts Problem

David Luyer luyer at ucs.uwa.edu.au
Wed Aug 25 04:26:29 CDT 1999


> Trying to get pptp running on a RedHat 6.0 installation.  The recompile
> of pppd went as did the install.  However, when trying to connect
> problems start.
> 
> Pertinent log info:
> Aug 23 15:37:43 proxy pptpd[2261]: GRE:
> read(fd=4,buffer=804d194,len=8196) from PTY failed: status = -1 error =
> Input/output error
> 
> I'm guessing that the problem comes from the PTY read of GRE write
> failed line.

Interesting.  Either pppd isn't working or there's something going wrong with
the pty/tty pair.  What version of pptpd are you trying?  Where are the 
corresponding ppp logs?

David.





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