[pptp-server] can connect only once

[Nico De Ranter]

Howdy,

I'm still trying to setup a pptp server on a Linux box, I have it 
working and I can connect from Win95/98/NT4.  However when I connect
from Win98 , disconnect and try to reconnect again I don't seem to
get passed "Verifying username and password". In the errorlog on 
the server I get something like this:

Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2751]: MGR: Launching /usr/local.host/software/pptpd-0.9.2/bin/pptpctrl to handle client
Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2751]: CTRL: local address = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2751]: CTRL: remote address = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2751]: CTRL: pppd speed = 115200
Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2751]: CTRL: Client xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx control connection started
Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2751]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message (type: 1)
Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2751]: CTRL: Made a START CTRL CONN packet
Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2751]: CTRL: I wrote 156 bytes to the client.
Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2751]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2751]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message (type: 7)
Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2751]: CTRL: Made a OUT CALL RPLY packet
Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2751]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd, opening GRE)
Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2751]: CTRL: pty_fd = 4
Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2751]: CTRL: tty_fd = 5
Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2751]: CTRL: I wrote 32 bytes to the client.
Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2752]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): Connection speed = 115200
Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2752]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): local address = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2752]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): remote address = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Jul  1 15:10:42 ape pptpd[2751]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
Jul  1 15:11:13 ape pptpd[2751]: GRE: read(fd=4,buffer=804c9c8,len=8196) from PTY failed: status = -1 errno = 5
Jul  1 15:11:13 ape pptpd[2751]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed (pty,gre)=(4,5)
Jul  1 15:11:13 ape pptpd[2751]: CTRL: Client xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx control connection finished
Jul  1 15:11:13 ape pptpd[2751]: CTRL: Exiting now

I tried rebooting the client and/or the server but I still get that message. If
I try again 10 minutes later chances are it will again work without problem.
Any idea what's wrong?

(haven't tried this from 95 or NT since I only have a 98
box closeby).

Nico

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