Topic: Can't VPN after update from 5.6 to 6beta3

[Pierre Boucher]

I updated my web server from 5.6 to 6b3 since then it's impossible to get a vpn connection...

The pptp is at 5 right now and as it was before....

Any ideas!!!!

[Chris Parker]

anything interesting in
/var/log/messages ??

[Pierre Boucher]

That's the /var/log/message content avec i tried a vpn connection




Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: MGR: Launching /usr/sbin/pptpctrl to handle client
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: local address = 192.168.2.203
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: remote address = 192.168.2.192
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: pppd speed = 460800
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: pppd options file = /etc/ppp/options.pptpd
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: Client 65.94.251.18 control connection started
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message (type: 1)
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: Made a START CTRL CONN RPLY packet
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: I wrote 156 bytes to the client.
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message (type: 7)
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: Set parameters to 1525 maxbps, 64 window size
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: Made a OUT CALL RPLY packet
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd, opening GRE)
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: pty_fd = 5
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: tty_fd = 6
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: I wrote 32 bytes to the client.
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8804]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): Connection speed = 460800
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: Sent packet to client
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8804]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): local address = 192.168.2.203
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message (type: 15)
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8804]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): remote address = 192.168.2.192
Oct  3 05:30:08 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: Got a SET LINK INFO packet with standard ACCMs
Oct  3 05:30:09 dyonisos pppd[8804]: The remote system is required to authenticate itself
Oct  3 05:30:09 dyonisos pppd[8804]: but I couldn't find any suitable secret (password) for it to use to do so.
Oct  3 05:30:09 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: GRE: read(fd=5,buffer=804d940,len=8196) from PTY failed: status = -1 error = Inp
Oct  3 05:30:09 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed (pty,gre)=(5,6)
Oct  3 05:30:09 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: Client 65.94.251.18 control connection finished
Oct  3 05:30:09 dyonisos pptpd[8803]: CTRL: Exiting now
Oct  3 05:30:09 dyonisos pptpd[6978]: MGR: Reaped child 8803

[Lloyd Keen]

You have to specifically authorise users to have VPN access under 6.0. Check out the users settings in the server-manager.

[Pierre Boucher]

Thanks !!!

It's working properly now.

[Mike Pascual]

I got same problem in 5.6, error 619... i don't know what to do.. please help


Mike