[pptp-server] This used to work

[Frank]

Hi all,

Now that we have our permanent DSL connection it seems that my previously
working VPN is no longer (working). My Win2000 client gets error 619: The
specified port is not connected.

I have ports 1723 and 47 turned on in our DSL modem.

I do have 'Enable LCP extensions' checked on the client.

It looks like it's getting in OK, just not negotiating something correctly.

Any and all ideas welcome.

Thanks,
Frank Holt
frankh at mwes.com

The pptpd.log has this in it:
Nov 17 18:03:10 firewall pptpd[3505]: MGR: Launching
/usr/local/sbin/pptpctrl to handle client
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: local address = 192.168.1.6
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: remote address = 192.168.1.6
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: pppd speed = 115200
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: Client 169.207.132.183 control
connection started
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message
(type: 1)
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: Made a START CTRL CONN RPLY
packet
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: I wrote 156 bytes to the client.
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message
(type: 7)
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: Set parameters to 1525 maxbps,
64 window size
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: Made a OUT CALL RPLY packet
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd,
opening GRE)
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: pty_fd = 4
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: tty_fd = 5
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3506]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): Connection speed
= 115200
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3506]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): local address =
192.168.1.6
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3506]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): remote address =
192.168.1.6
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: I wrote 32 bytes to the client.
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pppd[3506]: pppd 2.4.0 started by root, uid 0
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pppd[3506]: Using interface ppp0
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pppd[3506]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/1
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pppd[3506]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0>
<auth chap MD5> <magic 0x407770ff> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
char-major-108
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message
(type: 15)
Nov 17 18:03:11 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: Got a SET LINK INFO packet with
standard ACCMs
Nov 17 18:03:14 firewall pppd[3506]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap 0x0>
<auth chap MD5> <magic 0x407770ff> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Nov 17 18:03:38 firewall last message repeated 8 times
Nov 17 18:03:41 firewall pppd[3506]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests 
Nov 17 18:03:41 firewall pptpd[353]: MGR: Reaped child 3505
Nov 17 18:03:41 firewall pptpd[3505]: GRE:
read(fd=4,buffer=804daa0,len=8196) from PTY failed: status = -1 error =
Input/output error
Nov 17 18:03:41 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed
(pty,gre)=(4,5)
Nov 17 18:03:41 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: Client 169.207.132.183 control
connection finished
Nov 17 18:03:41 firewall pptpd[3505]: CTRL: Exiting now
Nov 17 18:03:41 firewall pppd[3506]: Connection terminated.
Nov 17 18:03:41 firewall pppd[3506]: Exit.

Frank Holt                                            Phone: (414) 327-0000
Project Engineer                                       Fax: (414) 327-8821
Midwest Engineering Systems, Inc            e-mail: frankh at mwes.com