[pptp-server] Fwd: RE: VPN connection dying

[Child]

>At 07:47 PM 6/24/01 +1000, you wrote:
>OK.. you said NAT's and that could be a bad thing. I need config files and
>log errors etc..
>
>try these for size:
>
>
>for security reasons I have removed the first 2 IP numbers of all IP's
>involved
>
>
>/etc/pptpd.conf (if it exists).
>
>localip XX.162.195.36
>remoteip XX.162.195.166
>speed 115200
>
>/etc/ppp/options (or /etc/ppp/options.pptpxxxx if it exists too)
>
>debug
>name sand
>auth
>require-chap
>proxyarp
>mru 796
>mtu 796
>
>cat /var/log/messages (if it's the same as linux logs.. but whatever you can
>get..)
>Jun 24 05:20:20 sand pptpd[12705]: MGR: No free connection slots or IPs -
>no more clients can connect!
>Jun 24 05:20:21 sand pppd[65535]: pppd 2.3.5 started by child, uid 0
>Jun 24 05:20:21 sand pppd[65535]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyp1
>Jun 24 05:20:22 sand pppd[65535]: CHAP peer authentication succeeded for
>child
>Jun 24 05:20:24 sand pppd[65535]: local  IP address XX.162.195.36
>Jun 24 05:20:24 sand pppd[65535]: remote IP address XX.162.195.166
>Jun 24 05:20:24 sand pppd[65535]: Compression disabled by peer.
>
>
>at this point the VPN stopped getting data was transmitting fine but not
>getting any replies
>(tcp dump/show) showed me this so I disconnected it
>
>Jun 24 05:31:22 sand pppd[65535]: Modem hangup, connected for 11 minutes
>Jun 24 05:31:22 sand pppd[65535]: Connection terminated, connected for 11
>minutes
>Jun 24 05:31:27 sand pptpd[65534]: GRE: read error: Bad file descriptor
>Jun 24 05:31:27 sand pptpd[65534]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed
>(pty,gre)=(-1,-1)
>
>BTW compression disabled by peer how can I get compression if at all? I
>dont think with win98 I can.,.......
>
>thanks
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Child [mailto:child at child.net.au]
>Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 4:55 PM
>To: George Vieira
>Subject: RE: [pptp-server] VPN connection dying
>
>
>At 06:52 PM 6/23/01 +1000, you wrote:
>  >2 things your doing wrong....
>  >1. Not enough information.
>  >2. Your running windows....
>
>
>ok heres the down
>VPN client win98
>pptpd devel version
>pppd 2.3 patch level 5
>kerenl buiid custom based on FREEBSD 4.2RELEASE
>
>what more infomationn do you need?
>I have tried assigning REAL ip's to my VPN end client and a 192.168.XXX
>that the vpn servr nat's
>both give me the same error
>
>  >Can you provide more info on what setup your have kernel version of pptpd
>  >etc..etc..
>  >
>  >As usual we are no mind readers and can't help with a "it doesn't work,
>  >what's wrong with my setup"  type of question... ;-)
>  >
>  >-----Original Message-----
>  >From: Child [mailto:child at child.net.au]
>  >Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 5:16 AM
>  >To: pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
>  >Subject: [pptp-server] VPN connection dying
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >dear all
>  >
>  >I get a VPN from my win98 box running pptpd under freebsd
>  >
>  >everything works for for a few minutes then traffic stops
>  >
>  >what am I doing wrong
>  >
>  >thanks
>  >
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