PPPoE problem with Kerio 2.1.5

Dec 14, 2005 5 Replies
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I requested ADSL service from

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and can make a connection with their server, but as soon as I attempt to browse a Windows MsgBox appears..



Title: Windows Fatal Application Exit Message: MacTransferData: Invalid buffer tag.



C:\\WINNT\\system32\\FWDRV.SYS



Line 163E9 (hex) "MacTransferData: Invalid buffer tag. Kerio Personal Firewall has detected a conflicting software. Kerio Personal Firewall cannot work together with certain types of software such as another personal firewall or some special network software such as VPN clients or PPPoE protocol driver (when incorrectly implemented). Solution: Remove any software that can possible interfere with Kerio Personal Firewall as described above."


295.ca provide PPPoE client software by Efficient Networks (who appear to now be part of Siemens). They also provide a Gnet BB0060B modem
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which runs in "RFC 1483 Bridged Mode" to run the PPPoE software.

Has anyone else seen this sort of problem?


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I have been advised that

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is a free, downloadable PPPoE Client that works with Kerio/WinRoute/Tiny firewall.

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It's a driver, not a client. And yes, it works pretty well.

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Thanks, that comforting to know.

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It sounds like you have both the modem and the OS doing pppoe. Only one can be doing pppoe sign in. Check the modem and if you can enter your user ID and password there and have it do pppoe is best. Then disable the pppoe program on the operating system.

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It wasn't as simple as that. The ISP insisted on using their PPPoE software. The manufacturer of the modem explained to me that the modem had to be reprogrammed into another mode, a mode incidentally that the ISP did not support, in order to use the PPPoE software embedded within the modem. The modem manufacturer also said that there was no guarantee that I wouldn't experience the same incompatibilty with their embedded PPPoE software.

I have since cancelled my service with 295.ca and returned the modem.

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