When I first connect to the vpn I have no problems I can see everything on the network that I need. However once I disconnect I cannot reconnect again. I have to restart pptpd to get the connecton to work again. Here is /var/log/messages output.

Any help would be appreciated.


Oct 6 11:08:41 mail pptpd[17352]: MGR: Maximum of 100 connections reduced to 6, not enough IP addresses given
Oct 6 11:08:41 mail pptpd[17353]: MGR: Manager process started
Oct 6 11:08:41 mail pptpd[17353]: MGR: Maximum of 6 connections available
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pptpd[17366]: CTRL: Client 123.456.789.11 control connection started
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pptpd[17366]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd, opening GRE)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: Plugin /usr/lib/pptpd/pptpd-logwtmp.so loaded.
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: pptpd-logwtmp: $Version$
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: pppd options in effect:
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: debug # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: nologfd # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: dump # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: plugin /usr/lib/pptpd/pptpd-logwtmp.so # (from command line)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: require-mschap-v2 # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: refuse-pap # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: refuse-chap # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: refuse-mschap # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: name pptpd # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: pptpd-original-ip 123.456.789.11 # (from command line)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: 115200 # (from command line)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: lock # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: local # (from command line)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: novj # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: novjccomp # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: ipparam 123.456.789.11 # (from command line)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: ms-wins xxx # [don't know how to print value]# (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: proxyarp # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: 192.168.1.234:192.168.39.234 # (from command line)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: nobsdcomp # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: require-mppe-128 # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: pppd 2.4.3 started by root, uid 0
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: Using interface ppp0
Oct 6 11:09:07 mail pppd[17367]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2
Oct 6 11:09:08 mail pptpd[17366]: CTRL: Ignored a SET LINK INFO packet with real ACCMs!
Oct 6 11:09:08 mail pppd[17367]: MPPE 128-bit stateless compression enabled
Oct 6 11:09:10 mail pppd[17367]: found interface eth0 for proxy arp
Oct 6 11:09:10 mail pppd[17367]: local IP address 192.168.1.234
Oct 6 11:09:10 mail pppd[17367]: remote IP address 192.168.39.234
Oct 6 11:09:10 mail pppd[17367]: pptpd-logwtmp.so ip-up ppp0 krism 123.456.789.11
Oct 6 11:09:23 mail pppd[17367]: LCP terminated by peer (8M-B<M-^[^@<M-Mt^@^@^@^@)
Oct 6 11:09:23 mail pppd[17367]: pptpd-logwtmp.so ip-down ppp0
Oct 6 11:09:23 mail pppd[17367]: Connect time 0.3 minutes.
Oct 6 11:09:23 mail pppd[17367]: Sent 360 bytes, received 2744 bytes.
Oct 6 11:09:23 mail pppd[17367]: Modem hangup
Oct 6 11:09:23 mail pppd[17367]: Connection terminated.
Oct 6 11:09:23 mail pppd[17367]: Exit.
Oct 6 11:09:23 mail pptpd[17366]: CTRL: Client 123.456.789.11 control connection finished
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pptpd[17402]: CTRL: Client 123.456.789.11 control connection started
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pptpd[17402]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd, opening GRE)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: Plugin /usr/lib/pptpd/pptpd-logwtmp.so loaded.
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: pptpd-logwtmp: $Version$
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: pppd options in effect:
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: debug # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: nologfd # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: dump # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: plugin /usr/lib/pptpd/pptpd-logwtmp.so # (from command line)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: require-mschap-v2 # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: refuse-pap # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: refuse-chap # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: refuse-mschap # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: name pptpd # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: pptpd-original-ip 123.456.789.11 # (from command line)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: 115200 # (from command line)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: lock # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: local # (from command line)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: novj # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: novjccomp # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: ipparam 123.456.789.11 # (from command line)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: ms-wins xxx # [don't know how to print value]# (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: proxyarp # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: 192.168.1.234:192.168.39.234 # (from command line)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: nobsdcomp # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: require-mppe-128 # (from /etc/ppp/options.pptpd)
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: pppd 2.4.3 started by root, uid 0
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: Using interface ppp0
Oct 6 11:09:27 mail pppd[17403]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2
Oct 6 11:09:57 mail pppd[17403]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Oct 6 11:09:57 mail pppd[17403]: Connection terminated.
Oct 6 11:09:57 mail pppd[17403]: Using interface ppp0
Oct 6 11:09:57 mail pppd[17403]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2
Oct 6 11:09:57 mail pppd[17403]: tcflush failed: Bad file descriptor
Oct 6 11:09:57 mail pppd[17403]: tcsetattr: Invalid argument (line 1001)
Oct 6 11:09:57 mail pppd[17403]: Exit.
Oct 6 11:09:57 mail pptpd[17402]: GRE: read(fd=6,buffer=8059660,len=8196) from PTY failed: status = -1 error = Input/output error, usually caused by unexpected termination of pppd, check option syntax and pppd logs
Oct 6 11:09:57 mail pptpd[17402]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed (pty,gre)=(6,7)
Oct 6 11:09:57 mail pptpd[17402]: CTRL: Client 123.456.789.11 control connection finished
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