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PPTP VPN "Protocol-Reject for unsupported protocol" and connection failure

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hey,
i have set a PPTP VPN and i'm able to connect with about 40 cellular routers properly, except two problems:
  1. 1 - at some point after i'm already connected to the VPN, i randomly get these "Protocol-Reject for unsupported protocol" messages:

    Code:

    Jun 13 17:51:52 linux-zipx pppd[21565]: Protocol-Reject for unsupported protocol 0xf6aa
    Jun 13 17:51:52 linux-zipx pppd[21565]: Protocol-Reject for unsupported protocol 0x2864
    Jun 13 17:51:52 linux-zipx pppd[21565]: Protocol-Reject for unsupported protocol 0x5
    Jun 13 17:51:52 linux-zipx pppd[21565]: Protocol-Reject for unsupported protocol 'NTCITS IPI' (0xc1)
    Jun 13 17:51:53 linux-zipx pppd[21565]: Protocol-Reject for unsupported protocol 0x85
    Jun 13 17:51:53 linux-zipx pppd[21565]: Protocol-Reject for unsupported protocol 0x215
    Jun 13 17:51:53 linux-zipx pppd[21565]: Protocol-Reject for unsupported protocol 'KNX Bridging Data' (0x51)
    Jun 13 17:51:53 linux-zipx pppd[21565]: Protocol-Reject for unsupported protocol 0xe1
    Jun 13 17:51:54 linux-zipx pppd[21565]: Protocol-Reject for unsupported protocol 0xde74
    Jun 13 17:51:54 linux-zipx pppd[21565]: Protocol-Reject for unsupported protocol 0x7e62
    Jun 13 17:51:54 linux-zipx pppd[21565]: Protocol-Reject for unsupported protocol 0xf
    Jun 13 17:51:54 linux-zipx pppd[21565]: Protocol-Reject for unsupported protocol 'Stream Protocol ST-II' (0x33)
    Jun 13 17:51:54 linux-zipx pppd[21565]: Protocol-Reject for unsupported protocol 'SNA over 802.2' (0x4b)
    Jun 13 17:51:54 linux-zipx pppd[21565]: Protocol-Reject for unsupported protocol 0x1c7e
    Jun 13 17:51:54 linux-zipx pppd[21565]: Protocol-Reject for unsupported protocol 0x93
    Jun 13 17:51:54 linux-zipx pppd[21565]: Protocol-Reject for unsupported protocol 0x5eba

    at this point i can't do anything and only a reconnect to the VPN fixes this problem.

    if happens in a much higher rate when i connect the VPN through my linux machine (opensuse 12.1), usually a few minutes after i start applications that use a lot of bandwidth, KTorrent for example.
  2. 2 - sometimes the routers aren't able to connect to the VPN. i get the following messages in the routers:

    Code:

    info        Jun 13 23:18:10        syswatcher[1]        start service [pptp.ADTV_PPTP]
    notice        Jun 13 23:18:10        pppd[1787]        Connection terminated.
    notice        Jun 13 23:18:10        pptp[1788]        anon log[pptp_read_some:pptp_ctrl.c:544]: read returned zero, peer has closed
    notice        Jun 13 23:18:10        pptp[1788]        anon log[call_callback:pptp_callmgr.c:79]: Closing connection (call state)
    notice        Jun 13 23:18:10        pptp[1812]        anon log[main:pptp.c:320]: The synchronous pptp option is NOT activated
    notice        Jun 13 23:18:10        pptp[1814]        anon log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 1 'Start-Control-Connection-Request'
    notice        Jun 13 23:18:10        pptp[1814]        anon log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:739]: Received Start Control Connection Reply
    notice        Jun 13 23:18:10        pptp[1814]        anon log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:773]: Client connection established.
    info        Jun 13 23:18:11        pppd[1787]        set exit timer
    info        Jun 13 23:18:11        pppd[1787]        Exit.
    notice        Jun 13 23:18:16        pptp[1814]        anon log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 7 'Outgoing-Call-Request'
    notice        Jun 13 23:18:16        pptp[1814]        anon log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:858]: Received Outgoing Call Reply.
    notice        Jun 13 23:18:16        pptp[1814]        anon log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:897]: Outgoing call established (call ID 0, peer's call ID 22528).
    notice        Jun 13 23:18:16        pppd[1813]        pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0
    info        Jun 13 23:18:16        pppd[1813]        Using interface ppp1
    notice        Jun 13 23:18:16        pppd[1813]        Connect: ppp1 <--> /dev/pts/3

    and i get these messages in astaro's pptpd log:
    Code:

    2012:06:13-23:42:10 fw pptpd[25681]: GRE: accepting packet #1144
    2012:06:13-23:42:10 fw pptpd[25582]: MGR: Reaped child 29033
    2012:06:13-23:42:10 fw pptpd[29033]: GRE: read(fd=6,buffer=805a540,len=8196) from PTY failed: status = -1 error = Input/output error, usually caused by unexpected termination of pppd, check option syntax and pppd logs
    2012:06:13-23:42:10 fw pptpd[29033]: CTRL: PTY read or GRE write failed (pty,gre)=(6,7)
    2012:06:13-23:42:10 fw pptpd[29033]: CTRL: Reaping child PPP[29035]
    2012:06:13-23:42:10 fw pptpd[29033]: CTRL: Client 188.64.202.34 control connection finished
    2012:06:13-23:42:10 fw pptpd[29033]: CTRL: Exiting now
    2012:06:13-23:42:10 fw pppd-pptp[29035]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
    2012:06:13-23:42:10 fw pppd-pptp[29035]: Connection terminated.
    2012:06:13-23:42:10 fw pppd-pptp[29035]: Modem hangup
    2012:06:13-23:42:10 fw pppd-pptp[29035]: Exit.

    the only way to fix this problem is to disable the vpn connection in the router for about 10-15, the enable it again.

is anybody familiar with these problems or might know how to fix them?

any help would be much appreciated! ;)

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