[pptp-server] Re: [pptp-server] PPTP error: "PTY read or GRE write failed"

[David Luyer]

> 
>   I get the following error when I try to get PoPToP to run
> as pptp server to a winNT client. The NT side looks like it is
> doing the right thing, but the third line from the bottom of
> /var/adm/pptpd.log shows the server cutting the connection,
> which the NT machine then pops up an error that it got cut off.
> 
>   I am running debian linux, kernel 2.0.29 and pppd 2.2.0f and pptp 0.9.2

Does it work with Win98 clients?

My first suspicion is a mis-configured PPPd.  However if it _does_ work with
Win98 clients, then my second suspicion is that we need to process the set 
link info packet which we currently ignore.

> Jun 25 16:22:54 quasit pptpd[21098]: CTRL: Ignored a SET LINK INFO packet
> Jun 25 16:22:54 quasit pptpd[21098]: CTRL: I wrote 32 bytes to the client.
> Jun 25 16:22:54 quasit pptpd[21098]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
> Jun 25 16:22:55 quasit pptpd[21064]: MGR: Reaped child 21098
> Jun 25 16:22:54 quasit pptpd[21098]: GRE: read(fd=5,buffer=804c7e0,len=8196) fro
> m PTY failed: status = -1 errno = 5

David.