Bug 22325

Summary:	VPN pptp-linux disconnects when downloading big files (>1Gb) using wifi connection
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Javier Díaz <javier_diaz>
Component:	RPM Packages	Assignee:	All Packagers <pkg-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED OLD	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal	CC:	marja11, ouaurelien
Version:	6
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:	pptp-linux-1.8.0-1.mga6.src.rpm	CVE:
Status comment:

Description Javier Díaz 2018-01-05 20:35:29 CET

Using VPN pptp-linux (i'm forced to use it, is not an election), it disconnects when downloading big files (>1Gb) using a wifi connection.

It's the same problem described in the following ubuntu bug:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pptp-linux/+bug/681617

It seems it is already corrected in pptp client: https://sourceforge.net/p/pptpclient/git/ci/df4568002b67de068bbcf16bbdbca800986f325b/

And it is corrected in version 1.9 (https://sourceforge.net/p/pptpclient/git/ci/master/tree/NEWS), "add --missing-window option (Debian #680455, Ubuntu #681617)" change.

To check it, i downloaded '/usr/sbin/pptp' binary from fedora rpm 'pptp-1.9.0-4.fc27.x86_64.rpm' and tested with mageia pptp-linux package and it works perfectly (i was able to download a 32Gb file with no errors).

So to solve the problem, it is necessary to update pptp-linux version from 1.8.0 to 1.9.0

Comment 1 Marja Van Waes 2018-01-07 08:21:34 CET

Assigning to all packagers collectively, since there is no registered maintainer for this package.

Assignee: bugsquad => pkg-bugs
CC: (none) => marja11

Comment 2 Aurelien Oudelet 2020-08-14 16:17:26 CEST

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Resolution: (none) => OLD
CC: (none) => ouaurelien
Status: NEW => RESOLVED