[pptp-server] Argh! Please Help, Error 619, protocol 47 unreachable, gre/pty ioerrors.

Clint Fast cfast at alliedbuilding.com
Sat Nov 24 10:29:53 CST 2001


Do you have pty support compiled into the kernel?

Deon George wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm going nuts with one particular system that I want to get PPTP running
> on. (I've installed PPTP on 3 other systems and have been able to use it
> without problems. The only difference between this system and the other 3
> is that IPSEC is installed - but even if IPSEC is not running, I still
> have this problem)...
> 
> Anyway, here are my symptons (I've seen many other mailing list posting
> with the same problems, but no solutions :-()
> 
> I'm using pptp-1.0.1-1, ppp-2.3.11-4_MPPE_MSCHAP2, kernel 2.2.19. I cant
> remember where I got the ppp_mppe module patches, (but it works on the
> other systems)...
> 
> On the Windows 2000 when I connect I get Error 619: Port is not connected.
> 
> In syslog on the PPTP server, I get the following:
> 
> Nov 25 02:35:28 router pptpd[2441]: CTRL: Client 203.164.71.121 control
> connection started
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2441]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message
> (type: 1)
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2441]: CTRL: Made a START CTRL CONN RPLY
> packet
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2441]: CTRL: I wrote 156 bytes to the client.
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2441]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2441]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message
> (type: 7)
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2441]: CTRL: Set parameters to 1525 maxbps,
> 64 window size
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2441]: CTRL: Made a OUT CALL RPLY packet
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2441]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd,
> opening GRE)
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2441]: CTRL: pty_fd = 5
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2441]: CTRL: tty_fd = 6
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2441]: CTRL: I wrote 32 bytes to the client.
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2441]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2442]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): Connection speed
> = 115200
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2442]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): local address =
> 10.2.1.1
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2442]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): remote address =
> 10.2.1.194
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2441]: GRE:
> read(fd=5,buffer=804d8c0,len=8196) from PTY failed: status = -1 error =
> Input/output erro
> r
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2441]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed
> (pty,gre)=(5,6)
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2441]: CTRL: Client 203.164.71.121 control
> connection finished
> Nov 25 02:35:31 router pptpd[2441]: CTRL: Exiting now
> 
> And if I do a TCPDUMP on the server, I can see I get an icmp: <IP>
> Protocol 47 unreachable message. I dont get this message on the other
> systems that I have configured and running.
> 
> I am NOT using any firewalling - so ipchains is not installed. No
> masquerading.
> 
> Why is this particular machine not working? I've recompiled the kernel
> (clean) twice still without any luck... :-(
> 
> Any tips greatfully appreciated... (Could you please CC my address - I
> haven't subscribed to this mailing list...)
> 
> Thanks...
> 
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