Serious bug in Windows XP SP3 RC1 related with PPTP

I have no idea if it's already documented and if it's already fixed or not.
I have serious problems with further testing XP SP3, because there is a
major bug in the build in VPN functionality (PPP, RasMan). I planned to test
pptp connections with all home office applications for my company, and it
doesn't work definitely.
I've already looked for some details other users are reporting, and I've
found something related with the Packet Compression feature in PPP, it's
called MPPC and it's negotiated during the initial handshake of a pptp
connection. It seems to be allways enabled, but almost all pptp connections I
know doesn't use this, especially if the gateway side isn't capable of that.
So I am asking for a workaround or just for a refresh with a fixed RasMan
component of the SP3 RC1. Thank you for every helpful hint.

Wrong group...........
no support here for sp3 rc1
"Peter Dassow" <PeterDassow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F51C6F6F-93AE-4392-8AF7-1DF222CCEE20@microsoft.com...
>I have no idea if it's already documented and if it's already fixed or not.
> I have serious problems with further testing XP SP3, because there is a
> major bug in the build in VPN functionality (PPP, RasMan). I planned to
> test
> pptp connections with all home office applications for my company, and it
> doesn't work definitely.
> I've already looked for some details other users are reporting, and I've
> found something related with the Packet Compression feature in PPP, it's
> called MPPC and it's negotiated during the initial handshake of a pptp
> connection. It seems to be allways enabled, but almost all pptp
> connections I
> know doesn't use this, especially if the gateway side isn't capable of
> that.
> So I am asking for a workaround or just for a refresh with a fixed RasMan
> component of the SP3 RC1. Thank you for every helpful hint.
>
>

On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 16:27:21 -0000, "illegalHispanic"
<xavier@verizon.net> wrote:

>Wrong group...........
>no support here for sp3 rc1

El wrongo, illegalHispanic, NO tiene razon. The OP is reporting a
problem VERY relevant to a Usenet group devoted to Windows networking
..

>"Peter Dassow" <PeterDassow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:F51C6F6F-93AE-4392-8AF7-1DF222CCEE20@microsoft.com...
>>I have no idea if it's already documented and if it's already fixed or not.
>> I have serious problems with further testing XP SP3, because there is a
>> major bug in the build in VPN functionality (PPP, RasMan). I planned to
>> test
>> pptp connections with all home office applications for my company, and it
>> doesn't work definitely.
>> I've already looked for some details other users are reporting, and I've
>> found something related with the Packet Compression feature in PPP, it's
>> called MPPC and it's negotiated during the initial handshake of a pptp
>> connection. It seems to be allways enabled, but almost all pptp
>> connections I
>> know doesn't use this, especially if the gateway side isn't capable of
>> that.
>> So I am asking for a workaround or just for a refresh with a fixed RasMan
>> component of the SP3 RC1. Thank you for every helpful hint.
>>
>>
>

On Feb 1, 3:28*pm, milleron <nos...@nospam.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 16:27:21 -0000, "illegalHispanic"
>
> <xav...@verizon.net> wrote:
> >Wrong group...........
> >no support here for sp3 rc1
>
> El wrongo, illegalHispanic, NO tiene razon. *The OP is reporting a
> problem VERY relevant to a Usenet group devoted to Windows networking
> .
>
>
>
> >"Peter Dassow" <PeterDas...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:F51C6F6F-93AE-4392-8AF7-1DF222CCEE20@microsoft.com...
> >>I have no idea if it's already documented and if it's already fixed or not.
> >> I have serious problems with further testing XP SP3, because there is a
> >> major bug in the build in VPN functionality (PPP, RasMan). I planned to
> >> test
> >> pptp connections with all home office applications for my company, and it
> >> doesn't work definitely.
> >> I've already looked for some details other users are reporting, and I've
> >> found something related with the Packet Compression feature in PPP, it's
> >> called MPPC and it's negotiated during the initial handshake of a pptp
> >> connection. It seems to be allways enabled, but almost all pptp
> >> connections I
> >> know doesn't use this, especially if the gateway side isn't capable of
> >> that.
> >> So I am asking for a workaround or just for a refresh with a fixed RasMan
> >> component of the SP3 RC1. Thank you for every helpful hint.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Milleron -- Service Pack 3 has yet to be released as on "general"
Windows update. It is still in test phases so the original post
should not have be in this newsgroup.

On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 12:38:53 -0800 (PST), smlunatick
<yveslec@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Feb 1, 3:28*pm, milleron <nos...@nospam.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, 1 Feb 2008 16:27:21 -0000, "illegalHispanic"
>>
>> <xav...@verizon.net> wrote:
>> >Wrong group...........
>> >no support here for sp3 rc1
>>
>> El wrongo, illegalHispanic, NO tiene razon. *The OP is reporting a
>> problem VERY relevant to a Usenet group devoted to Windows networking
>> .
>>
>>
>>
>> >"Peter Dassow" <PeterDas...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >news:F51C6F6F-93AE-4392-8AF7-1DF222CCEE20@microsoft.com...
>> >>I have no idea if it's already documented and if it's already fixed or not.
>> >> I have serious problems with further testing XP SP3, because there is a
>> >> major bug in the build in VPN functionality (PPP, RasMan). I planned to
>> >> test
>> >> pptp connections with all home office applications for my company, and it
>> >> doesn't work definitely.
>> >> I've already looked for some details other users are reporting, and I've
>> >> found something related with the Packet Compression feature in PPP, it's
>> >> called MPPC and it's negotiated during the initial handshake of a pptp
>> >> connection. It seems to be allways enabled, but almost all pptp
>> >> connections I
>> >> know doesn't use this, especially if the gateway side isn't capable of
>> >> that.
>> >> So I am asking for a workaround or just for a refresh with a fixed RasMan
>> >> component of the SP3 RC1. Thank you for every helpful hint.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
>Milleron -- Service Pack 3 has yet to be released as on "general"
>Windows update. It is still in test phases so the original post
>should not have be in this newsgroup.

Beta testers in this group might well be interested. OP might well
get help in this group that's not forthcoming from the beta-test
networking group. What's the harm in his asking? This is not a
moderated forum.

BTW, I think we're all aware that SP 3 hasn't been released yet.

Some MVP gave my a hint to post my problem exactly HERE.
I am not sure why nobody should talk about problems in Service Pack Release
Candidates...

"illegalHispanic" wrote:

> Wrong group...........
> no support here for sp3 rc1
> "Peter Dassow" <PeterDassow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F51C6F6F-93AE-4392-8AF7-1DF222CCEE20@microsoft.com...
> >I have no idea if it's already documented and if it's already fixed or not.
> > I have serious problems with further testing XP SP3, because there is a
> > major bug in the build in VPN functionality (PPP, RasMan). I planned to
> > test
> > pptp connections with all home office applications for my company, and it
> > doesn't work definitely.
> > I've already looked for some details other users are reporting, and I've
> > found something related with the Packet Compression feature in PPP, it's
> > called MPPC and it's negotiated during the initial handshake of a pptp
> > connection. It seems to be allways enabled, but almost all pptp
> > connections I
> > know doesn't use this, especially if the gateway side isn't capable of
> > that.
> > So I am asking for a workaround or just for a refresh with a fixed RasMan
> > component of the SP3 RC1. Thank you for every helpful hint.
> >
> >
>
>
>

"Peter Dassow" <PeterDassow@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C57DC8B6-94ED-44CD-8864-4354639F8D08@microsoft.com...
> Some MVP gave my a hint to post my problem exactly HERE.
> I am not sure why nobody should talk about problems in Service Pack
> Release
> Candidates...
>

because bona fide beta testers have their own private groups.....