[pptp-server] CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed (pty,gre)=(5,6)

[David Röhr]

Hmm, I'v never had problems with my pptp-server before, but now a friend
of a local comapany wanted to try to connect, and the server couldn't help
him. hmm.. Here's a clip from my /var/log/messages

Oct  4 16:18:31 localhost pptpd[5931]: CTRL: Client 212.209.76.65 control connection started
Oct  4 16:18:31 localhost pptpd[5931]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd, opening GRE)
Oct  4 16:18:31 localhost pppd[5932]: pppd 2.3.10 started by root, uid 0
Oct  4 16:18:31 localhost pppd[5932]: Using interface ppp0
Oct  4 16:18:31 localhost pppd[5932]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/0
Oct  4 16:19:01 localhost pppd[5932]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Oct  4 16:19:01 localhost pppd[5932]: Connection terminated.
Oct  4 16:19:01 localhost pppd[5932]: Exit.
Oct  4 16:19:01 localhost pptpd[5931]: GRE: read(fd=5,buffer=804d7e0,len=8196) from PTY failed: status = -1 error = Input/output error
Oct  4 16:19:01 localhost pptpd[5931]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed (pty,gre)=(5,6)
Oct  4 16:19:01 localhost pptpd[5931]: CTRL: Client 212.209.76.65 control connection finished


Anyone know where the problem lays?


/d

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