[pptp-server] Giving up waiting for packets on LAN?

[Charlie Brady]

On Wed, 30 May 2001, Thorvald Natvig wrote:

>
> I'm using pptpd-1.1.2 with ppp-2.3.11 on Linux 2.2.19, plus the mppe
> patches.
>
> The VPN link works fine for normal 'low intensity' traffic, but as soon as
> I start a full speed FTP transfer, the log on the server fills with:
>
> May 30 22:23:28 eva pptpd[30516]: Buffering out-of-order packet; got 3178 after 3176
> May 30 22:23:28 eva pptpd[30516]: Buffering out-of-order packet; got 3179 after 3176
> May 30 22:23:28 eva pptpd[30516]: Buffering out-of-order packet; got 3180 after 3176
> May 30 22:23:28 eva pptpd[30516]: Gave up waiting for 1 lost packets beginning with 3177
...

> Any ideas on what's wrong and how I can fix it?

Sniff the network and see if that 3177 packet actually crosses the wire.
At least then you'll know which end of the list to look at more closely.

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