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

[tmk]

It works on 98. That's what i use to test. As far as i know we've been
ignoring set_link_info packets forever and it's never broken things before.
90% of poptop problems are pppd / windows ppp misconfiguration issues. make
sure encryption is off on 98 for example...

Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: David Luyer <luyer at ucs.uwa.edu.au>
To: Dee Jay Randall <randal at cs.uregina.ca>
Cc: PoPToP List <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 12:07 AM
Subject: [pptp-server] Re: [pptp-server] PPTP error: "PTY read or GRE write
failed"


> >
> >   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.
>
>
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