Topic: Problem while establishing a pptp connection

[Sorg]

My client is a WinXP Home workstation, i have "619: unknown error"
My log is:

Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: local address = 169.254.1.1
Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: remote address = 169.254.1.246
Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: pppd speed = 460800
Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: pppd options file =/etc/ppp/options.pptpd
Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: Client 169.254.1.2 control connection started
Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message(type: 1)
Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: Made a START CTRL CONN RPLY
packet
Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: I wrote 156 bytes to the client.
Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message(type: 7)
Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: 0 min_bps, 1525 max_bps, 32
window size
Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: Made a OUT CALL RPLY packet
Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd,
opening GRE)
Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: pty_fd = 5
Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: tty_fd = 6
Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: I wrote 32 bytes to the client.
Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message
(type: 15)
Apr 16 23:05:35 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: Got a SET LINK INFO packet with standard ACCMs
Apr 16 23:05:34 serveur pptpd[12029]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): Connection speed=  460800
Apr 16 23:05:35 serveur pptpd[12029]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): local address =169.254.1.1
Apr 16 23:05:35 serveur pptpd[12029]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): remote address =
169.254.1.246
Apr 16 23:05:36 serveur modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-108
Apr 16 23:05:36 serveur pppd[12029]: The remote system is required to authenticate itself
Apr 16 23:05:36 serveur pppd[12029]: but I couldn't find any suitable secret
(password) for it to use to do so.
Apr 16 23:05:36 serveur pppd[12029]: (None of the available passwords would
let it use an IP address.)
Apr 16 23:05:36 serveur pptpd[12028]: Error reading from pppd: Input/output
error
Apr 16 23:05:36 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: GRE read or PTY write failed
(gre,pty)=(6,5)
Apr 16 23:05:36 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: Client 169.254.1.2 control
connection finished
Apr 16 23:05:36 serveur pptpd[12028]: CTRL: Exiting now
Apr 16 23:05:35 serveur last message repeated 23 times

[Andy MacDonald]

A lot of firewalls won't allow PPTP connections. Looks like you're having the same problem with previous posts. eg GRE  read or PTY write failed...

[sorg]

Yes but SMe is my gateway and i don't have any other firewall.
Moreover i can't connecvt from inside my LAN.

[Monty]

Do you have more than 1 client or just the XP Home. Are you using the SME box as the Workgroup/Domain controller. Can you SSH in. Are you able to connect to the Manager from the web. How many PPTP clients are set to have access. Do you have any other remote access enabled.

[Sorg]

I have test with only one client at time. they are all XP home
No, it is not my Domain Controller
Yes, i can SSH in
No i can't connect to the manger from the web
I have set 5 pptp client
No i have not any other remote access

Thank you