[pptp-server] Not able to start PPPd

Geoff Nordli geoff at gnaa.net
Sun Oct 17 00:23:21 CDT 1999


Any ideas why I can't get the pppd started.  I followed the
instructions, but I must be missing something.

I am using ppp 2.3.8 with the MPPE patches.
Pptp 1.0.0
Linux 2.2.12., Redhat 6.1.

I get this error output.


Oct 16 21:54:01 saturn pptpd[637]: CTRL: Client 192.168.1.2 control
connection started
Oct 16 21:54:01 saturn pptpd[637]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd,
opening GRE)
Oct 16 21:54:01 saturn pptpd[638]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): Failed to launch
PPP daemon.
Oct 16 21:54:01 saturn pptpd[638]: CTRL: PPPD launch failed!
Oct 16 21:54:01 saturn pptpd[637]: GRE: read(fd=4,buffer=804d7c0,len=8196)
from PTY failed: status =
 -1 error = Input/output error
Oct 16 21:54:01 saturn pptpd[637]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed
(pty,gre)=(4,5)
Oct 16 21:54:01 saturn pptpd[637]: CTRL: Client 192.168.1.2 control
connection finished
Oct 16 21:58:48 saturn pppd[645]: pppd 2.3.8 started by gnordli, uid 0
Oct 16 21:58:48 saturn pppd[645]: Using interface ppp0
Oct 16 21:58:48 saturn pppd[645]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/0
Oct 16 21:59:18 saturn pppd[645]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Oct 16 21:59:18 saturn pppd[645]: Connection terminated.
Oct 16 21:59:18 saturn pppd[645]: Receive serial link is not 8-bit clean:
Oct 16 21:59:18 saturn pppd[645]: Problem: all had bit 7 set to 0
Oct 16 21:59:18 saturn pppd[645]: Exit.
Oct 16 22:07:38 saturn pppd[657]: pppd 2.3.8 started by gnordli, uid 0
Oct 16 22:07:38 saturn pppd[657]: Using interface ppp0
Oct 16 22:07:38 saturn pppd[657]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/0
Oct 16 22:08:08 saturn pppd[657]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Oct 16 22:08:08 saturn pppd[657]: Connection terminated.
Oct 16 22:08:08 saturn pppd[657]: Exit.

thanks,

Geoff





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