[pptp-server] PTY read or GRE write failed

[Alaa Alamood]

Hi

I have tried a lot to solve the following problem with out any success

 Made a OUT CALL RPLY packet
Jul 21 18:49:05 manpc108 pptpd[1139]: CTRL: Starting call (launching
pppd, opening GRE)
Jul 21 18:49:05 manpc108 pptpd[1139]: CTRL: pty_fd = 5
Jul 21 18:49:05 manpc108 pptpd[1139]: CTRL: tty_fd = 6
Jul 21 18:49:05 manpc108 pptpd[1140]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): Connection
speed = 115200
Jul 21 18:49:05 manpc108 pptpd[1140]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): local
address = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx1
Jul 21 18:49:05 manpc108 pptpd[1140]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): remote
address = 172.16.0.51
Jul 21 18:49:05 manpc108 pptpd[1139]: CTRL: I wrote 32 bytes to the
client.
Jul 21 18:49:05 manpc108 pptpd[1139]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
Jul 21 18:49:05 manpc108 pptpd[1139]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control
Message (type: 15)
Jul 21 18:49:05 manpc108 pptpd[1139]: CTRL: Got a SET LINK INFO packet
with standard ACCMs
Jul 21 18:49:05 manpc108 pptpd[1139]: GRE: Discarding duplicate packet
Jul 21 18:49:07 manpc108 pptpd[1139]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control
Message (type: 15)
Jul 21 18:49:07 manpc108 pptpd[1139]: CTRL: Ignored a SET LINK INFO
packet with real ACCMs!
Jul 21 18:49:07 manpc108 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
ppp-compress-18
Jul 21 18:49:07 manpc108 last message repeated 2 times
Jul 21 18:49:14 manpc108 pptpd[1139]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control
Message (type: 15)
Jul 21 18:49:14 manpc108 pptpd[1139]: CTRL: Ignored a SET LINK INFO
packet with real ACCMs!
Jul 21 18:49:17 manpc108 pptpd[1139]: GRE:
read(fd=5,buffer=804d7c0,len=8196) from PTY failed: status = -1 error =
Input/output error
Jul 21 18:49:17 manpc108 pptpd[1139]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed
(pty,gre)=(5,6)
Jul 21 18:49:17 manpc108 pptpd[1139]: CTRL: Client 172.16.0.129 control
connection finished
Jul 21 18:49:17 manpc108 pptpd[1139]: CTRL: Exiting now
Jul 21 18:49:17 manpc108 pptpd[851]: MGR: Reaped child 1139


my /etc/ppp/options look like

debug
lock
auth
login
+chapms
+chapms-v2
mppe-40
mppe-128
mppe-stateless
name PPTP_SERVER
proxyarp
mru   1490
mtu   1490
defaultroute
ms-dns  DNS_SEVER.netman.dk
netmask 255.255.0.0


I have kernel 2.2.16 and ppp-2.3.11 and there is no firewall between the
two machines
My client is windows 2000


Thanks for help