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

[Jaroslav S. <jsk...@re...>]

Thanks for info, I wanted to hear your opinion, I will treat it the
same way downstream (Fedora)

thanks & regards

Jaroslav

----- Original Message -----
> 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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