[pptp-server] pppd failing with nothing logged

[Michael St. Laurent]

The server system _is_ a firewall.  I've already opened up the ports 1723 &
protocols 47 on the external interface and permit forwarding between the
ppp0 and internal interfaces.  Did I miss something?

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Michael St. Laurent
Hartwell Corporation


> -----Original Message-----
> From: robert [mailto:berzerke at swbell.net]
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 1:23 PM
> To: Michael St. Laurent; 'pptp-server at lists.schulte.org'
> Subject: Re: [pptp-server] pppd failing with nothing logged
> 
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> By chance, is there a firewall on either end?
> 
> On Friday 23 March 2001 12:59, Michael St. Laurent wrote:
> > I'm running PoPToP version 1.1.2 on RedHat 7.0.  During 
> call initiation
> > everything seems to go fine until it reaches the point of 
> launching pppd.
> > Actually, that _seems_ to go fine as well as the launch code reports
> > success.  However, communication through the socket just 
> doesn't happen and
> > the pppd process does not log anything.  I know that the 
> correct pppd
> > binary is being used as I replaced it with a little script 
> that logged the
> > arguments being used and then executes the original binary.
> >
> > I'm at a loss at this point.
> >
> > Below is the relevant part of the logfile (note: the one 
> line tagged as
> > pppd is from the script I wrote, not the daemon itself):
> >
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: MGR: Launching 
> /usr/sbin/pptpctrl to
> > handle client
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: CTRL: local address = 
> 10.127.10.1
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: CTRL: remote address 
> = 10.127.20.1
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: CTRL: Client 
> 209.245.72.166 control
> > connection started
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: CTRL: Received PPTP 
> Control Message
> > (type: 1)
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: CTRL: Made a START 
> CTRL CONN RPLY
> > packet
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: CTRL: I wrote 156 bytes to the
> > client. Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: CTRL: Sent 
> packet to client
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: CTRL: Received PPTP 
> Control Message
> > (type: 7)
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: CTRL: 0 min_bps, 0 
> max_bps, 32 window
> > size
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: CTRL: Made a OUT CALL 
> RPLY packet
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: CTRL: Starting call 
> (launching pppd,
> > opening GRE)
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: CTRL: pty_fd = 4
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: CTRL: tty_fd = 5
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4020]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): 
> Connection
> > speed = 115200
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4020]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): 
> local address =
> > 10.127.10.1
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4020]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): 
> remote address
> > = 10.127.20.1
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: CTRL: I wrote 32 
> bytes to the client.
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pppd: pppd called with arguments: 
> local 115200
> > 10.127.10.1:10.127.20.1
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: Error reading from 
> pppd: Input/output
> > error
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: CTRL: GRE read or PTY 
> write failed
> > (gre,pty)=(5,4)
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: CTRL: Client 
> 209.245.72.166 control
> > connection finished
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[4019]: CTRL: Exiting now
> > Mar 23 10:40:11 guardian pptpd[3871]: MGR: Reaped child 4019
> >
> >
> > --------------------
> > Michael St. Laurent
> > Hartwell Corporation
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