[pptp-server] More about Error with select(), quitting.

[tmk]

your ppp link is dying, check that proto 47 is allowed through any firewalls
you may have and that both sides have the correct ppp configuration

ie
#allow all GRE packets (proto 47)
ipchains -I input -p 47 -j ACCEPT

-kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: Antti A Luostarinen <aaluosta at cc.helsinki.fi>
To: <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 2:32 PM
Subject: [pptp-server] More about Error with select(), quitting.


> I fiddled with the settings a bit more and found the following coming to
> the pptpd server's logs:
>
>
> Feb  8 01:25:12 www pptpd[7379]: CTRL: Client 212.90.78.176 control
> connection started
> Feb  8 01:25:12 www pptpd[7379]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd,
> opening GRE)
> Feb  8 01:25:12 www pppd[7380]: pppd 2.3.10 started by root, uid 0
> Feb  8 01:25:12 www pppd[7380]: Using interface ppp0
> Feb  8 01:25:12 www pppd[7380]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyp2
> Feb  8 01:25:43 www pppd[7380]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
> Feb  8 01:25:43 www pptpd[7379]: GRE: read(fd=4,buffer=804d40c,len=8196)
> from PTY failed: status = -1 error = Input/output error
> Feb  8 01:25:43 www pptpd[7379]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed
> (pty,gre)=(4,5)
> Feb  8 01:25:43 www pptpd[7379]: CTRL: Client 212.90.78.176 control
> connection finished
> Feb  8 01:25:43 www pppd[7380]: Connection terminated.
> Feb  8 01:25:43 www pppd[7380]: Exit.
>
>
> Any help?
>
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