Public bug reported: On ubuntu 12.04 beta, to connect to a VPN by network-manager-gnome takes long.
It takes about 10s to connect with Ubuntu 12.04 and less than 1s with Ubuntu 11.10 or with an Android device . (Btw: on Ubuntu releases 11.04 and before it also took about 6s) This is independent of the VPN protocol used: it happens with network-manager-vpnc as well as with network-manager-openconnect. Expecting the rooting table and /etc/resolv.conf during the connection phase showed that setup of the tun0 interface including the correspondig interface route as well as the DNS config in /etc/resolv.conf is done quickly (below 1s). But it takes an extra 10s until the default route is replaced! In following syslog the connection phase stalls after setting up the nameserver between 16:54:39 and 16:54:48 : Mar 13 16:54:37 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc), PID 6570 Mar 13 16:54:37 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc' appeared; activating connections Mar 13 16:54:38 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: starting (3) Mar 13 16:54:38 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> VPN connection 'fhnw-adm (vpnc)' (Connect) reply received. Mar 13 16:54:38 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/tun0, iface: tun0) Mar 13 16:54:38 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: device added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/tun0, iface: tun0): no ifupdown configuration found. Mar 13 16:54:38 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> VPN connection 'fhnw-adm (vpnc)' (IP Config Get) reply received. Mar 13 16:54:38 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> VPN Gateway: 147.86.3.239 Mar 13 16:54:38 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> Tunnel Device: tun0 Mar 13 16:54:38 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> Internal IP4 Address: 10.223.240.33 Mar 13 16:54:38 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> Internal IP4 Prefix: 32 Mar 13 16:54:38 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> Internal IP4 Point-to-Point Address: 10.223.240.33 Mar 13 16:54:38 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> Maximum Segment Size (MSS): 0 Mar 13 16:54:38 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> Forbid Default Route: no Mar 13 16:54:38 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> Internal IP4 DNS: 10.51.2.32 Mar 13 16:54:38 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> Internal IP4 DNS: 10.51.2.33 Mar 13 16:54:38 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> DNS Domain: 'adm.ds.fhnw.ch' Mar 13 16:54:39 mmtux dnsmasq[6499]: exiting on receipt of SIGTERM Mar 13 16:54:39 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> DNS: starting dnsmasq... Mar 13 16:54:39 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> (tun0): writing resolv.conf to /sbin/resolvconf Mar 13 16:54:39 mmtux dnsmasq[6590]: started, version 2.59 cache disabled Mar 13 16:54:39 mmtux dnsmasq[6590]: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt DBus i18n DHCP TFTP conntrack IDN Mar 13 16:54:39 mmtux dnsmasq[6590]: using nameserver 10.51.2.33#53 Mar 13 16:54:39 mmtux dnsmasq[6590]: using nameserver 10.51.2.32#53 Mar 13 16:54:49 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> VPN connection 'fhnw-adm (vpnc)' (IP Config Get) complete. Mar 13 16:54:49 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> Policy set 'fhnw-adm (vpnc)' (tun0) as default for IPv4 routing and DNS. Mar 13 16:54:49 mmtux dbus[993]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' (using servicehelper) Mar 13 16:54:49 mmtux NetworkManager[1026]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: started (4) Mar 13 16:54:49 mmtux dbus[993]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' Regards Matthias ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: network-manager-gnome 0.9.2.0+git.20120126t000800.5151959-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Mar 14 07:49:46 2012 IfupdownConfig: auto lo iface lo inet loopback InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20111003) IpRoute: default dev tun0 proto static 147.86.3.239 via 192.168.0.1 dev wlan0 proto static 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000 192.168.0.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.101 metric 2 NetworkManager.state: [main] NetworkingEnabled=true WirelessEnabled=true WWANEnabled=false WimaxEnabled=true SourcePackage: network-manager-applet UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-12 (1 days ago) nmcli-dev: DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH wlan0 802-11-wireless connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 eth0 802-3-ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 nmcli-nm: RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN running 0.9.3.0 connected enabled enabled enabled enabled disabled ** Affects: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/954763 Title: VPN connection setup phase takes long To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/954763/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs