diff -Nur pptpd-1.3.0/pptpgre.c.orig pptpd-1.3.0/pptpgre.c
--- pptpd-1.3.0.orig/pptpgre.c	2005-08-02 13:33:31.000000000 +0200
+++ pptpd-1.3.0/pptpgre.c	2008-10-14 13:30:20.000000000 +0200
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
 
 #define PACKET_MAX 8196
 
+/* Command Line Variable Args */
+extern int pptpctrl_debug;
+
 typedef int (*callback_t)(int cl, void *pack, unsigned int len);
 
 /* test for a 32 bit counter overflow */
@@ -319,7 +322,9 @@ static int dequeue_gre (callback_t callb
 			stats.rx_lost += head->seq - gre.seq_recv - 1;
 			syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "GRE: timeout waiting for %d packets", head->seq - gre.seq_recv - 1);        
 		}
-		syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "GRE: accepting #%d from queue", head->seq);
+		if (pptpctrl_debug) {
+			syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "GRE: accepting #%d from queue", head->seq);
+		}
 		gre.seq_recv = head->seq;
 		status = callback(cl, head->packet, head->packlen);
 		pqueue_del(head);
@@ -399,7 +404,9 @@ int decaps_gre(int fd, int (*cb) (int cl
 		}
 		/* check for out-of-order sequence number */
 		if (seq_greater(seq, gre.seq_recv)) {
-			syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "GRE: accepting packet #%d", seq);
+			if (pptpctrl_debug) {
+				syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "GRE: accepting packet #%d", seq);
+			}
 			stats.rx_accepted++;
 			gre.seq_recv = seq;
 			return cb(cl, buffer + ip_len + headersize, payload_len);