Package: network-manager-openvpn Version: 0.9.4.0-1 Network manager unable to esablish openvpn connection if openvpn server does not provide an IP address for remote client.
In my configuration IP provided by DHCP request to the lan dhcp server. And openvpn provides only a ethernet media connection to the remote server (just tap channel). I expect network manager install openvpn media connection, ask for IP using standard DHCP teqnique, and setup default route to the provided IP. syslog: Mar 26 12:17:43 debian NetworkManager[4826]: <warn> /sys/devices/virtual/net/tap0: couldn't determine device driver; ignoring... Mar 26 12:17:43 debian NetworkManager[4826]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: 2 Mar 26 12:17:43 debian avahi-daemon[2925]: Withdrawing workstation service for tap0. Mar 26 12:17:43 debian NetworkManager[4826]: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices removed (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/tap0, iface: tap0) Mar 26 12:17:43 debian NetworkManager[4826]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: 1 Mar 26 12:17:43 debian NetworkManager[4826]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: stopped (6) Mar 26 12:17:43 debian NetworkManager[4826]: <info> VPN plugin state change reason: 0 Mar 26 12:17:43 debian NetworkManager[4826]: <warn> error disconnecting VPN: Could not process the request because no VPN connection was active. Mar 26 12:17:43 debian NetworkManager[4826]: <info> Policy set 'Wired connection 1' (eth0) as default for IPv4 routing and DNS. Mar 26 12:18:44 debian NetworkManager[4826]: <info> VPN service 'openvpn' disappeared service --debug log: ** Message: ------------------------------------------------------ ** (process:5473): WARNING **: nm-openvpn-service-openvpn-helper did not receive a valid IP4 Address from openvpn Tue Mar 26 12:17:43 2013 us=659430 MANAGEMENT: Client disconnected Tue Mar 26 12:17:43 2013 us=661371 WARNING: Failed running command (--up/--down): external program exited with error status: 1 Tue Mar 26 12:17:43 2013 us=661412 Exiting ** (nm-openvpn-service:5468): WARNING **: openvpn exited with error code 1 ** Message: Connect timer expired, disconnecting. Client config: client dev tap proto udp remote ADDR 1194 resolv-retry infinite nobind persist-key persist-tun ca ca.crt cert client.crt key client.key comp-lzo script-security 2 Server config: proto udp mode server tls-server dev tap ca keys/ca.crt cert keys/server.crt key keys/server.txt dh keys/dh1024.pem push "redirect-gateway" client-to-client duplicate-cn keepalive 10 120 comp-lzo persist-key persist-tun status openvpn-status.log verb 3 -- AK