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Date:      Tue, 17 Dec 2002 10:39:41 -0800 (PST)
From:      Archie Cobbs <archie@dellroad.org>
To:        Yann Nottara <yann.nottara@almonde.com>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: mpd pptp server questions
Message-ID:  <200212171839.gBHIdfuH012726@arch20m.dellroad.org>
In-Reply-To: <3DFF2F02.30002@almonde.com>

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Yann Nottara wrote:
> Dec 17 13:59:02 bull mpd:   192.168.0.10 -> 192.168.0.202
> Dec 17 13:59:02 bull mpd: [pptp2] IFACE: Up event
> Dec 17 13:59:02 bull mpd: [pptp2] exec: /sbin/ifconfig ng0 192.168.0.10 
> 192.168.0.202 netmask 0xffffffff -link0
> Dec 17 13:59:02 bull mpd: [pptp2] exec: /usr/sbin/arp -s 192.168.0.202 
> 0:b0:d0:e1:48:74 pub
> Dec 17 13:59:02 bull mpd: [pptp2] exec: /sbin/route add 192.168.0.0 
> 192.168.0.202 -netmask 0xffffff00
> Dec 17 13:59:02 bull mpd: [pptp2] exec: command returned 256
> Dec 17 13:59:02 bull mpd: [pptp2] IFACE: Up event
> Dec 17 13:59:02 bull mpd: [pptp2] rec'd unexpected protocol IP on link -1
> 
> As I wrote before, my problem is only this "verbosity", the server 
> itself is doing fine.
> 
> So, my questions regarding the logs are :
> 
> 1) What does "exec: command returned 256" means ?

The "route add" command failed for some reason. Does the route
already exist?

> 2) What "does rec'd unexpected protocol IP on link -1" means ?

That's a transient error, it should really just be suppressed.
The peer sent an IP packet before we were completely ready.
No big deal.

> BTW, my setup only allows 1 client now but I'd like to allow up to about 
> 10-15 machines more.
> 
> Any idea of the burden this would put on a PIII 866 - 512 MB - U160 SCSI 
> server already providing some other basic net services ? Do you think 
> it's feasible ?

Should be no problem.

-Archie

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Archie Cobbs     *     Packet Design     *     http://www.packetdesign.com

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