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    PPTP-WAN does not always connect

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved 2.2 Snapshot Feedback and Problems - RETIRED
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      sgw
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      As mentioned in times of 2.1-beta (https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=60567.msg326121#msg326121) I face problems with PPTP here.

      Whenever pfsense is booted (for example after upgrading) my WAN does not reliably come up by itself.

      I figured out that I can make it work by removing or saving the settings for the Default-WAN-gateway under "Routing" and/or chosing "Connect" in "Interfaces".

      It would be more comfortable if I hadn't to do that  ;)

      I expect you want me to show pptp-logs?

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        cmb
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        It sounds like maybe the default gateway isn't getting added from that description. Post-boot, what does Diagnostics>Routes show (if anything) for destination "default"? What does Status>Interfaces show for your WAN?

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          sgw
          last edited by

          No "default" destination for ipv4 after boot, yes …
          Status>Interfaces for WAN: "down"

          Removed gateway under Advanced>Routing and applied, then "Connect" in Interfaces>WAN ... comes up again (after a minute or so)

          Diagnostic>Routes shows now:

          default 213.129.xx.yy UGS 290 1492 pptp0

          thanks, Stefan

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            cmb
            last edited by

            Ok so it's more than just missing a default route. What does the PPP log show (Status>System logs, PPP)?

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              sgw
              last edited by

              @cmb:

              Ok so it's more than just missing a default route. What does the PPP log show (Status>System logs, PPP)?

              I assume you mean "after a fresh reboot, without manual intervention" … ? This will take some time here ...  ;)

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                cmb
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                Yes, after a fresh boot before you fix it would be best.

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                  sgw
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                  @cmb:

                  Yes, after a fresh boot before you fix it would be best.

                  I drop my communication right now to provide these infos  ;) … just some minutes

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                    sgw
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                    Don't know if that helps … updated the page a few times without much new stuff ...

                    213.129.238.225 is my static IP (if things go online ...  ;) )

                    86.59.76.1 is a gateway which I only reach after the pptp-connection is up ...

                    Nov 5 22:21:39  ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: state change Ack-Sent –> Opened
                    Nov 5 22:21:39  ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: LayerUp
                    Nov 5 22:21:39  ppp: [wan] 020d:b9ff:fe18:aeed -> 0221:d8ff:fefc:0b18
                    Nov 5 22:21:40  ppp: [wan] IFACE: Up event
                    Nov 5 22:21:40  ppp: [wan] IFACE: Rename interface ng0 to pptp0
                    Nov 5 22:21:40  ppp: [wan] IPCP: rec'd Configure Nak #2 (Ack-Sent)
                    Nov 5 22:21:40  ppp: [wan] IPADDR 213.129.238.225
                    Nov 5 22:21:40  ppp: [wan] 213.129.238.225 is OK
                    Nov 5 22:21:40  ppp: [wan] PRIDNS 213.129.226.2
                    Nov 5 22:21:40  ppp: [wan] SECDNS 213.129.232.1
                    Nov 5 22:21:40  ppp: [wan] IPCP: SendConfigReq #3
                    Nov 5 22:21:40  ppp: [wan] IPADDR 213.129.238.225
                    Nov 5 22:21:40  ppp: [wan] PRIDNS 213.129.226.2
                    Nov 5 22:21:40  ppp: [wan] SECDNS 213.129.232.1
                    Nov 5 22:21:40  ppp: [wan] IPCP: rec'd Configure Ack #3 (Ack-Sent)
                    Nov 5 22:21:40  ppp: [wan] IPADDR 213.129.238.225
                    Nov 5 22:21:40  ppp: [wan] PRIDNS 213.129.226.2
                    Nov 5 22:21:40  ppp: [wan] SECDNS 213.129.232.1
                    Nov 5 22:21:40  ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Ack-Sent –> Opened
                    Nov 5 22:21:40  ppp: [wan] IPCP: LayerUp
                    Nov 5 22:21:40  ppp: [wan] 213.129.238.225 -> 86.59.76.1
                    Nov 5 22:22:11  ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: no reply to 1 echo request(s)
                    Nov 5 22:22:21  ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: no reply to 2 echo request(s)
                    Nov 5 22:22:31  ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: no reply to 3 echo request(s)
                    Nov 5 22:22:36  ppp: [wan_link0] PPTP call terminated
                    Nov 5 22:22:36  ppp: [wan_link0] Link: DOWN event
                    Nov 5 22:22:36  ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: Down event
                    Nov 5 22:22:36  ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: state change Opened –> Starting
                    Nov 5 22:22:36  ppp: [wan_link0] Link: Leave bundle "wan"
                    Nov 5 22:22:36  ppp: [wan] Bundle: Status update: up 0 links, total bandwidth 9600 bps
                    Nov 5 22:22:36  ppp: [wan] IPCP: Close event
                    Nov 5 22:22:36  ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Opened –> Closing
                    Nov 5 22:22:36  ppp: [wan] IPCP: SendTerminateReq #4
                    Nov 5 22:22:36  ppp: [wan] IPCP: LayerDown
                    Nov 5 22:22:37  ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: Close event
                    Nov 5 22:22:37  ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: state change Opened –> Closing
                    Nov 5 22:22:37  ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: SendTerminateReq #2
                    Nov 5 22:22:37  ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: LayerDown
                    Nov 5 22:22:39  ppp: [wan] IFACE: Down event
                    Nov 5 22:22:39  ppp: [wan] IFACE: Rename interface pptp0 to pptp0
                    Nov 5 22:22:39  ppp: [wan] IPCP: Down event
                    Nov 5 22:22:39  ppp: [wan] IPCP: LayerFinish
                    Nov 5 22:22:39  ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Closing –> Initial
                    Nov 5 22:22:39  ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: Down event
                    Nov 5 22:22:39  ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: LayerFinish
                    Nov 5 22:22:39  ppp: [wan] Bundle: No NCPs left. Closing links…
                    Nov 5 22:22:39  ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: state change Closing –> Initial
                    Nov 5 22:22:39  ppp: [wan_link0] LCP: LayerDown
                    Nov 5 22:22:39  ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 1 in 1 seconds
                    Nov 5 22:22:40  ppp: [wan_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 1

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                      cmb
                      last edited by

                      Looks like it connects just fine initially, then you stop getting replies to your echo requests, indicating a dead connection. Are those logs entirely from before you fixed it? If so, what does it look like after fixing?

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                        sgw
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                        @cmb:

                        Looks like it connects just fine initially, then you stop getting replies to your echo requests, indicating a dead connection. Are those logs entirely from before you fixed it? If so, what does it look like after fixing?

                        You mean I am too impatient?

                        You mean it would take >10 mins … ?

                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: Open event
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: state change Initial –> Starting
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: LayerStart
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPCP: Up event
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Starting –> Req-Sent
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPCP: SendConfigReq #1
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPADDR 0.0.0.0
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] COMPPROTO VJCOMP, 16 comp. channels, no comp-cid
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] PRIDNS 0.0.0.0
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] SECDNS 0.0.0.0
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: Up event
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: state change Starting –> Req-Sent
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: SendConfigReq #1
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPCP: rec'd Configure Request #1 (Req-Sent)
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPADDR 213.129.228.1
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] 213.129.228.1 is OK
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPCP: SendConfigAck #1
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPADDR 213.129.228.1
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Req-Sent –> Ack-Sent
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: rec'd Configure Request #1 (Req-Sent)
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: SendConfigAck #1
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: state change Req-Sent –> Ack-Sent
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPCP: rec'd Configure Reject #1 (Ack-Sent)
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] COMPPROTO VJCOMP, 16 comp. channels, no comp-cid
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPCP: SendConfigReq #2
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPADDR 0.0.0.0
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] PRIDNS 0.0.0.0
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] SECDNS 0.0.0.0
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: rec'd Configure Ack #1 (Ack-Sent)
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: state change Ack-Sent –> Opened
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] IPV6CP: LayerUp
                        Nov 5 22:26:59 ppp: [wan] 020d:b9ff:fe18:aeec -> 8a43:e1ff:feba:fe18
                        Nov 5 22:27:00 ppp: [wan] IFACE: Up event
                        Nov 5 22:27:00 ppp: [wan] IFACE: Rename interface ng0 to pptp0
                        Nov 5 22:27:00 ppp: [wan] IPCP: rec'd Configure Nak #2 (Ack-Sent)
                        Nov 5 22:27:00 ppp: [wan] IPADDR 213.129.238.225
                        Nov 5 22:27:00 ppp: [wan] 213.129.238.225 is OK
                        Nov 5 22:27:00 ppp: [wan] PRIDNS 213.129.226.2
                        Nov 5 22:27:00 ppp: [wan] SECDNS 213.129.232.1
                        Nov 5 22:27:00 ppp: [wan] IPCP: SendConfigReq #3
                        Nov 5 22:27:00 ppp: [wan] IPADDR 213.129.238.225
                        Nov 5 22:27:00 ppp: [wan] PRIDNS 213.129.226.2
                        Nov 5 22:27:00 ppp: [wan] SECDNS 213.129.232.1
                        Nov 5 22:27:00 ppp: [wan] IPCP: rec'd Configure Ack #3 (Ack-Sent)
                        Nov 5 22:27:00 ppp: [wan] IPADDR 213.129.238.225
                        Nov 5 22:27:00 ppp: [wan] PRIDNS 213.129.226.2
                        Nov 5 22:27:00 ppp: [wan] SECDNS 213.129.232.1
                        Nov 5 22:27:00 ppp: [wan] IPCP: state change Ack-Sent –> Opened
                        Nov 5 22:27:00 ppp: [wan] IPCP: LayerUp
                        Nov 5 22:27:00 ppp: [wan] 213.129.238.225 -> 213.129.228.1

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