[pptp-server] [Fwd: PTY read or GRE write failed]

[Wim Ceulemans]

Retry

I got an error indicating "User's Disk Quota Exceeded".

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: PTY read or GRE write failed
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 08:51:10 +0100
From: Wim Ceulemans <wim.ceulemans at nice.be>
To: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
CC: support at able.be

Hi

I have looked through the archives and read all messages relating to the
error "PTY read or GRE write failed". I found a lot of postings similar
to mine, but no solution. I have this problem connecting from a Windows
NT4 system to my linux box, it does not happen connecting from a
Windows95/98 system.

Could someone shed some light on the solution to this problem. An
extract from the log is included below. I am using ppp-2.3.11 and
pptp-1.0.0 with kernel 2.2.14.

This is our options.pptp file:

#
# Special options for ppp started via pptpd
#
lock
debug
auth
+chap
+chapms
+chapms-v2
mppe-40
mppe-128
mppe-stateless
proxyarp


Extract from the log:

08:02:19 pptpd[18021]: MGR: Launching /ub/pkg/pptp/sbin/pptpctrl to
handle client
08:02:19 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: local address = 192.0.20.7
08:02:19 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: remote address = 192.0.20.240
08:02:19 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: pppd speed = 115200
08:02:19 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: pppd options file =
/ub/etc/ppp/options.pptpd
08:02:19 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: Client 212.35.18.27 control connection
started
08:02:19 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message (type: 1)
08:02:19 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: Made a START CTRL CONN RPLY packet
08:02:19 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: I wrote 156 bytes to the client.
08:02:19 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
08:02:22 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message (type: 7)
08:02:22 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: Set parameters to 0 maxbps, 16 window size
08:02:22 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: Made a OUT CALL RPLY packet
08:02:22 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd, opening GRE)
08:02:22 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: pty_fd = 5
08:02:22 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: tty_fd = 6
08:02:22 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: I wrote 32 bytes to the client.
08:02:22 pptpd[18022]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): Connection speed = 115200
08:02:22 pptpd[18022]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): local address = 192.0.20.7
08:02:22 pptpd[18022]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): remote address =
192.0.20.240
08:02:22 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
08:02:56 pptpd[18021]: GRE: read(fd=5,buffer=804dac0,len=8196) from PTY
failed: status = -1 error = Input/output error
08:02:56 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed
(pty,gre)=(5,6)
08:02:56 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: Client 212.35.18.27 control connection
finished
08:02:56 pptpd[18021]: CTRL: Exiting now
08:02:56 pptpd[824]: MGR: Reaped child 18021

Regards

Wim Ceulemans