I am having trouble configuring a VPN interface to access a Windows network.
Within the Windows "Network Connections" window this connection is listed as: Name: <net name> Type: Virtual Private Network Device Name: WAN Miniport (PPTP) It was created via the "New Connection Wizard" as follows: Network Connection Type: Connect to the network at my workplace Network Connection: Virtual Private Network connection Connection Name: <net name> Public Network: Do not dial the initial connection VPN Server Selection: <host name / ip address> Connection Availability: Anyone's use I have tried to configure the connection via the nm-applet as follows: Choose a VPN Connection Type: Point-To-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) Gateway: <host name / ip address> User name: <user name - see Note> Password: <password - see Note> NT Domain: <domain name - see Note> (Advanced Button - basically used the defaults) Authentication Allow the following authentication methods: (all checked) Security and Compression Use Point-To-Point encryption (MPPE): unchecked Allow BSD compression: checked Allow Deflate compression: checked Use TCP header compression: checked Echo Send PPP echo packets: unchecked NOTE: The user name, password are those that are entered in Windows when the I connect to the VPN and the Domain is the Windows domain that I am logging into. Note that the user name and password used for the actual Windows login is different to the ones used above. When trying to activate the connection, the following is produced in the system log file. (Note that this has been slightly edited for security reasons.) NetworkManager: <info> Starting VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp'... NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp), PID 25013 NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' just appeared, activating connections NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 3 NetworkManager: <info> VPN connection 'VPN connection 1' (Connect) reply received. pppd[25016]: Plugin /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.4/nm-pptp-pppd-plugin.so loaded. pppd[25016]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0 pppd[25016]: Using interface ppp0 pppd[25016]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2 pptp[25017]: nm-pptp-service-25013 log[main:pptp.c:314]: The synchronous pptp option is NOT activated pptp[25026]: nm-pptp-service-25013 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 1 'Start-Control-Connection-Request' pptp[25026]: nm-pptp-service-25013 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:739]: Received Start Control Connection Reply pptp[25026]: nm-pptp-service-25013 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:773]: Client connection established. pptp[25026]: nm-pptp-service-25013 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 7 'Outgoing-Call-Request' pptp[25026]: nm-pptp-service-25013 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:858]: Received Outgoing Call Reply. pptp[25026]: nm-pptp-service-25013 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:897]: Outgoing call established (call ID 0, peer's call ID 61490). pptp[25026]: nm-pptp-service-25013 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:950]: PPTP_SET_LINK_INFO received from peer_callid 50110 pptp[25026]: nm-pptp-service-25013 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:953]: send_accm is 00000000, recv_accm is FFFFFFFF pptp[25026]: nm-pptp-service-25013 warn[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:956]: Non-zero Async Control Character Maps are notsupported! pppd[25016]: CHAP authentication succeeded pppd[25016]: LCP terminated by peer (^BM-?-M-K^@<m-...@^@^BM-f) pptp[25026]: nm-pptp-service-25013 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:950]: PPTP_SET_LINK_INFO received from peer_callid 50110 pptp[25026]: nm-pptp-service-25013 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:953]: send_accm is FFFFFFFF, recv_accm is FFFFFFFF pptp[25026]: nm-pptp-service-25013 warn[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:956]: Non-zero Async Control Character Maps are notsupported! pptp[25026]: nm-pptp-service-25013 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:912]: Received Call Clear Request. NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin failed: 1 pppd[25016]: Connection terminated. pptp[25017]: nm-pptp-service-25013 warn[decaps_hdlc:pptp_gre.c:204]: short read (-1): Input/output error pptp[25017]: nm-pptp-service-25013 warn[decaps_hdlc:pptp_gre.c:216]: pppd may have shutdown, see pppd log pptp[25026]: nm-pptp-service-25013 log[callmgr_main:pptp_callmgr.c:234]: Closing connection (unhandled) pptp[25026]: nm-pptp-service-25013 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 12 'Call-Clear-Request' NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin failed: 1 pptp[25026]: nm-pptp-service-25013 log[call_callback:pptp_callmgr.c:79]: Closing connection (call state) pppd[25016]: Modem hangup pppd[25016]: Exit. NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin failed: 1 NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 6 NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state change reason: 0 NetworkManager: <WARN> connection_state_changed(): Could not process the request because no VPN connection was active. NetworkManager: <info> Policy set 'Auto xxxxxxx' (wlan0) as default for routing and DNS. I have been able to get other VPN connections to work - its just this one. Thx in advance for any help, Kevin _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list NetworkManager-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list