WIn 7 clients can not connect to ubuntu pptpd server

[macxsanity]

i have set up a pptpd vpn server on ubuntu server 10.4 , when i try to connect to the server using a win 7 client i get the error code 807 ; complaining that the connection had been interrupted , when i check the server's logs in /var/log/syslog i get the following log message "pptpd[2262]: MGR: Maximum of 21 connections available" , i am running out of ideas can nay one give me any pointers please:wtf:

 

[Kasyx]

I have no idea.

But, if I were to thumbsuck, I would guess that Windows 7 is limiting the max number of tcp connections. Check your Win 7 registry settings. I would tell you where to find them, but I don't remember, nor do I have a Windows 7 box anywhere near me.

Either way, I'm probably wrong.

(Wow, I'm really indifferent today... Please don't take it personally )

 

[nic777]

If the server is saying max 21 connections, could be something in config limiting the number of connections.

 

[Nod]

Could you provide more of the log output? It is slightly difficult to "see" what is happening with only one line.

You could also read here:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com...k/thread/6cb8e5a3-a107-4164-bc2b-131a5fc12ba6

From further reading it seems that it is almost always related to firewall issues, either on the client side, or en-route to the VPN server.
Find out which ports are used (could use wireshark to look at the traffic), and then see if you are able to see those ports from outside.

 

[macxsanity]

i have reinstalled the pptpd server and now when i try to connect the server logs show that the server is dropping slow connections .....i have been running in endless circles now for 2 days

 

[Kasyx]

i have reinstalled the pptpd server and now when i try to connect the server logs show that the server is dropping slow connections .....i have been running in endless circles now for 2 days

Paste the output of the logfiles. /var/log/syslog, /var/log/messages, etc. Anything that might be useful to us.

 

[kingrob]

I don't think the problem is with the client (Windows 7). Also, the client cannot enforce rules on the server, e.g. max of 21 connections.

Definitely a config file on Ubuntu server that needs to be changed somewhere....search the Ubuntu forums perhaps?

 

[MyWorld]

http://www.google.co.za/search?q=er...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

http://www.jj54.com/Error-807-Fix/

 

[macxsanity]

Jan 20 10:21:12 pptpd[1977]: MGR: Maximum of 1 connections available
Jan 20 10:31:27 avahi-daemon[798]: Invalid query packet.
Jan 20 10:32:34 avahi-daemon[798]: last message repeated 2 times
Jan 20 10:32:34 i kernel: [ 5929.070761] device eth0 entered promiscuous mode
Jan 20 10:36:17 avahi-daemon[798]: Invalid query packet.
Jan 20 10:36:17 avahi-daemon[798]: Invalid query packet.
Jan 20 10:39:21 kernel: [ 6335.448194] device eth0 left promiscuous mode
Jan 20 10:40:19 pptpd[1977]: MGR: dropped slow initial connection
Jan 20 10:41:26 avahi-daemon[798]: Invalid query packet.
Jan 20 10:42:50 avahi-daemon[798]: last message repeated 2 times