Dan Williams wrote: > On Tue, 2006-10-03 at 10:15 +1300, Steve Wray wrote: >> I'm glad that I have started some useful discussion on the issue of >> openvpn config with network manager, I hope it leads somewhere! > > What version of the OpenVPN plugin, and what version of NetworkManager > are you using?
NetworkManager 0.6.2-32.34 The OpenVPN plugin is 0.3.2cvs20060202-20.10 which are the most recent versions I have been able to find for Suse Enterprise Desktop using 'smart' package manager. > dan > >> I am having some problems with a very *very* basic openvpn setup. >> >> The server has this: >> >> dev tun >> ifconfig 10.8.0.2 10.8.0.1 >> secret static.key >> >> >> I have a working openvpn config file on the client which looks like this: >> >> remote ip.address.removed >> dev tun >> ifconfig 10.8.0.1 10.8.0.2 >> secret static.key >> route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 >> >> >> I've tried setting this up in NetworkManager with no luck, but I note >> that there doesn't seem to be an option for setting the route. (And yes, >> I did set the lzo compression option in the NetworkManager gui.) >> >> That said, it doesn't quite make sense with the error messages because >> its not as if the server is trying to push a route; the worst that >> should happen is that the routing doesn't come up correctly when >> NetworkManager brings the VPN up. >> >> >> /var/log/NetworkManager has this to say: >> >> Oct 3 10:01:21 thinkux NetworkManager: <WARNING> >> nm_vpn_service_process_signal (): VPN failed for service >> 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn', signal 'IPConfigBad', with >> message 'The VPN login failed because the VPN program received an >> invalid configuration from the VPN server.'. >> >> >> Meanwhile I see this in /var/log/messages: >> >> Oct 3 10:09:24 thinkux nm-openvpn[4617]: >> /usr/bin/nm-openvpn-service-openvpn-helper tun0 1500 1545 10.8.0.2 >> 10.8.0.1 init >> Oct 3 10:09:24 thinkux nm-openvpn[4617]: script failed: shell command >> exited with error status: 1 >> >> >> >> Any ideas? I find it hard to believe that such a basic openvpn config >> could be causing problems for NetworkManager, I'm not using anywhere >> near the bazillion options that openvpn supports ;) >> >> Thanks! >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NetworkManager-list mailing list >> NetworkManager-list@gnome.org >> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list > _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list NetworkManager-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list