Thanks Justin, I have managed to go a little further with your ideas. But still I am not able to connect. Here is the log from syslog
Dec 30 21:51:04 sayantan-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Starting VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp'... Dec 30 21:51:04 sayantan-laptop NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp), PID 7427 Dec 30 21:51:04 sayantan-laptop NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' just appeared, activating connections Dec 30 21:51:04 sayantan-laptop NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 3 Dec 30 21:51:04 sayantan-laptop NetworkManager: <info> VPN connection 'office' (Connect) reply received. Dec 30 21:51:04 sayantan-laptop pptp[7432]: nm-pptp-service-7427 log[main:pptp.c:314]: The synchronous pptp option is NOT activated Dec 30 21:51:04 sayantan-laptop NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/ppp0, iface: ppp0) Dec 30 21:51:04 sayantan-laptop NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: device added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/ppp0, iface: ppp0): no ifupdown configuration found. Dec 30 21:51:05 sayantan-laptop pptp[7438]: nm-pptp-service-7427 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 1 'Start-Control-Connection-Request' Dec 30 21:51:05 sayantan-laptop pptp[7438]: nm-pptp-service-7427 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:739]: Received Start Control Connection Reply Dec 30 21:51:05 sayantan-laptop pptp[7438]: nm-pptp-service-7427 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:773]: Client connection established. Dec 30 21:51:06 sayantan-laptop pptp[7438]: nm-pptp-service-7427 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 7 'Outgoing-Call-Request' Dec 30 21:51:06 sayantan-laptop pptp[7438]: nm-pptp-service-7427 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:858]: Received Outgoing Call Reply. Dec 30 21:51:06 sayantan-laptop pptp[7438]: nm-pptp-service-7427 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:897]: Outgoing call established (call ID 0, peer's call ID 5671). Dec 30 21:51:23 sayantan-laptop pptp[7438]: nm-pptp-service-7427 log[logecho:pptp_ctrl.c:677]: Echo Request received. Dec 30 21:51:23 sayantan-laptop pptp[7438]: nm-pptp-service-7427 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 6 'Echo-Reply' Dec 30 21:51:36 sayantan-laptop NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin failed: 1 Dec 30 21:51:36 sayantan-laptop NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices removed (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/ppp0, iface: ppp0) Dec 30 21:51:36 sayantan-laptop pptp[7432]: nm-pptp-service-7427 warn[decaps_hdlc:pptp_gre.c:204]: short read (-1): Input/output error Dec 30 21:51:36 sayantan-laptop pptp[7432]: nm-pptp-service-7427 warn[decaps_hdlc:pptp_gre.c:216]: pppd may have shutdown, see pppd log Dec 30 21:51:36 sayantan-laptop pptp[7438]: nm-pptp-service-7427 log[callmgr_main:pptp_callmgr.c:234]: Closing connection (unhandled) Dec 30 21:51:36 sayantan-laptop pptp[7438]: nm-pptp-service-7427 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 12 'Call-Clear-Request' Dec 30 21:51:36 sayantan-laptop pptp[7438]: nm-pptp-service-7427 log[call_callback:pptp_callmgr.c:79]: Closing connection (call state) Dec 30 21:51:36 sayantan-laptop NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin failed: 1 Dec 30 21:51:36 sayantan-laptop NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 6 Dec 30 21:51:36 sayantan-laptop NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state change reason: 0 Dec 30 21:51:36 sayantan-laptop NetworkManager: <WARN> connection_state_changed(): Could not process the request because no VPN connection was active. Dec 30 21:51:36 sayantan-laptop NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): writing resolv.conf to /sbin/resolvconf Also there is no pptpd log in /var/log. How do I add it? Thanks in Advance -- VPN connection fails: "unable to find valid VPN secrets" (auth dialog crash when secrets exist) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/284212 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
