Re: [pptp-devel] nf_conntrack_pptp auto-loading?

[James C. <qu...@la...>]

nf_conntrack_pptp is not needed by pptp.

nf_conntrack_pptp is for systems that route pptp.

nf_conntrack_pptp has a side-effect of ICMP unreachable suppression.

Some people try nf_conntrack_pptp to fix interoperability problems
between systems; yet they are not routing pptp.  It hides the problem,
and doesn't fix it.  It works by side-effect.

Once a problem is identified, we can design a better solution.

I've not seen a good description of the problem, but if it has to do
with zero call id, we have a new patch in 1.9.0 which may also fix the
problem.

Can you please work with people who use nf_conntrack_pptp to find out
what the problem is, instead of accepting a side-effect solution?

On Thu, Dec 01, 2016 at 12:44:54PM -0500, Jaroslav Skarvada wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> as the net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_helper now defaults to 0, users
> now usually have to manually load the nf_conntrack_pptp module.
> What do you think about auto-loading it (if available through e.g.
> libkmod or just via modprobe)?
> 
> thanks & regards
> 
> Jaroslav
> 
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