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network-manager-pptp package

  1. Bug #294564
  2. Comment #2

Comment 2 for bug 294564

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote : Re: [Bug 294564] [NEW] PPTP connection frequently dropped with "short read (-1)"

ngc2997 wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> Binary package hint: network-manager-pptp
>
> Package: 0.7~~svn20081015t024626-0ubuntu1
>
> Since Ubuntu 8.10, my office VPN connection (PPTP) frequently drops
> with:
>
> Nov 6 07:46:18 Antares pptp[6352]: nm-pptp-service-6346
> warn[decaps_gre:pptp_gre.c:331]: short read (-1): Message too long
>
> Actually, this happens when generating traffic by e.g. calling web sites
> that are routed over VPN (office intranet) or when working with an RDP
> connection over VPN, but _not_ when being connected to my office machine
> with a VNC session over VPN (strange though).
>
> Is this perhaps related to the missing MTU configuration since NM 0.7?
> The VPN connection, when established, reads as follows:
>
 i actually think its a ppp issue. we should upgrade ppp to latest
upstream in jaunty and see if that helps you.

 affects ubuntu/network-manager
 status incomplete
 affectes ubuntu/ppp
 status incomplete
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