I also have the exact same problem in Ubuntu 9.10. The log gets filled with error messages and it seems some of the packets are lost (chat messages never reaching their destination sometimes).
Apr 9 17:25:47 hackbox pptp[2574]: nm-pptp-service-2541 log[decaps_gre:pptp_gre.c:414]: buffering packet 11808 (expecting 11807, lost or reordered) Apr 9 17:25:53 hackbox pptp[2574]: nm-pptp-service-2541 log[decaps_gre:pptp_gre.c:414]: buffering packet 11860 (expecting 11859, lost or reordered) Apr 9 17:25:54 hackbox pptp[2574]: nm-pptp-service-2541 log[decaps_gre:pptp_gre.c:414]: buffering packet 11864 (expecting 11863, lost or reordered) Apr 9 17:25:58 hackbox pptp[2574]: nm-pptp-service-2541 log[decaps_gre:pptp_gre.c:414]: buffering packet 12023 (expecting 12022, lost or reordered) Apr 9 17:26:12 hackbox pptp[2574]: nm-pptp-service-2541 log[decaps_gre:pptp_gre.c:414]: buffering packet 12261 (expecting 12260, lost or reordered) Apr 9 17:26:13 hackbox pptp[2574]: nm-pptp-service-2541 log[decaps_gre:pptp_gre.c:414]: buffering packet 12364 (expecting 12363, lost or reordered) Apr 9 17:26:13 hackbox pptp[2574]: nm-pptp-service-2541 log[decaps_gre:pptp_gre.c:414]: buffering packet 12365 (expecting 12363, lost or reordered) Apr 9 17:26:13 hackbox pptp[2574]: nm-pptp-service-2541 log[decaps_gre:pptp_gre.c:414]: buffering packet 12368 (expecting 12366, lost or reordered) -- NM 0.7 Fails To Set Custom MTU https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/258743 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs