I can report that this "bug" is still present in 12.10 Beta. Not sure if "bug" is the right "open sore" might be better. Can't believe this has been open since 2008! Reading the comments has raised a smile at the very least,I feel your pain...
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/280571 Title: NetworkManager does not auto-connect to VPNs marked "Connect Automatically" Status in NetworkManager: Confirmed Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “network-manager” package in Debian: New Bug description: VPN connections marked "Connect Automatically" are not activated when a wired or wireless network becomes available. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/280571/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp