So here is the /var/log/messages output when attempting to connect using vpn.iprdator.se instead of ip address
Jan 9 20:10:24 doki-desktop pppd[3979]: Plugin /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.5//nm-pptp-pppd-plugin.so loaded. Jan 9 20:10:24 doki-desktop pppd[3979]: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0 Jan 9 20:10:24 doki-desktop pppd[3979]: Using interface ppp0 Jan 9 20:10:24 doki-desktop pppd[3979]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/1 Jan 9 20:10:26 doki-desktop pppd[3979]: CHAP authentication succeeded Jan 9 20:10:26 doki-desktop pppd[3979]: MPPE 128-bit stateless compression enabled Jan 9 20:10:26 doki-desktop pppd[3979]: local IP address 93.182.181.186 Jan 9 20:10:26 doki-desktop pppd[3979]: remote IP address 93.182.181.2 Jan 9 20:10:26 doki-desktop pppd[3979]: primary DNS address 93.182.182.85 Jan 9 20:10:26 doki-desktop pppd[3979]: secondary DNS address 93.182.182.85 Jan 9 20:11:06 doki-desktop pppd[3979]: Terminating on signal 15 Jan 9 20:11:06 doki-desktop pppd[3979]: Connect time 0.7 minutes. Jan 9 20:11:06 doki-desktop pppd[3979]: Sent 0 bytes, received 11313 bytes -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/579168 Title: Connection time out to vpn.ipredator.se -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs