RE: VPN connection error : the specified port is not connected.

[George Vieira]

You must allow ports 1723 TCP and GRE protocol...   iptables -A INPUT -p 47 -j ACCEPT iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 1723 -j ACCEPT   -----Original Message----- From: Sundaram Ramasamy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, 06 July 2002 1:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: VPN connection error : the specified port is not connected. Hi,   I have installed the poptop VPN server. When I try to connect from windows 2000, I am getting the following message.   Error 619: the specified port is not connected     In my log message I am getting following messages     Jul  5 11:08:32 localhost pptpd[3701]: MGR: Manager process started Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: MGR: Launching /usr/local/sbin/pptpctrl to ha ndle client Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: local address = 192.168.1.234 Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: remote address = 192.168.2.234 Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: pppd options file = /etc/ppp/options Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: Client 205.133.76.142 control connectio n started Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message (type: 1) Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: Made a START CTRL CONN RPLY packet Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: I wrote 156 bytes to the client. Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: Sent packet to client Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message (type: 7) Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: Set parameters to 1525 maxbps, 64 windo w size Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: Made a OUT CALL RPLY packet Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd, opening GRE) Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: pty_fd = 5 Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: tty_fd = 6 Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3707]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): Connection speed = 1152 00 Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: I wrote 32 bytes to the client. Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3707]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): local address = 192.168 .1.234 Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: Sent packet to client Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3707]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): remote address = 192.16 8.2.234 Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message (type: 15 ) Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: Set parameters to 1525 maxbps, 64 windo w size Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: Made a OUT CALL RPLY packet Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: Starting call (launching pppd, opening GRE) Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: pty_fd = 5 Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: tty_fd = 6 Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3707]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): Connection speed = 1152 00 Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: I wrote 32 bytes to the client. Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3707]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): local address = 192.168 .1.234 Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: Sent packet to client Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3707]: CTRL (PPPD Launcher): remote address = 192.16 8.2.234 Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: Received PPTP Control Message (type: 15 ) Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: Got a SET LINK INFO packet with standar d ACCMs Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: GRE: read(fd=5,buffer=804d9c0,len=8196) from PTY failed: status = -1 error = Input/output error Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed (pty,gre)= (5,6) Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: Client 205.133.76.142 control connectio n finished Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3706]: CTRL: Exiting now Jul  5 11:09:17 localhost pptpd[3701]: MGR: Reaped child 3706   ---------------------- [root@localhost log]# iptables -L Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT) target     prot opt source               destination tcprules   all  --  anywhere             anywhere   Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT) target     prot opt source               destination tcprules   all  --  anywhere             anywhere   Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT) target     prot opt source               destination   Chain tcprules (2 references) target     prot opt source               destination ACCEPT     all  --  anywhere             anywhere           state RELATED,ESTABLISHE D ACCEPT     all  --  anywhere             anywhere           state NEW   any help -SR