Whenever I try connecting to my university's VPN, the authentication fails. Running systemctl status NetworkManager gives me the message:
Feb 23 16:06:06 Empire NetworkManager[285]: <info> Starting VPN service 'pptp'... Feb 23 16:06:06 Empire NetworkManager[285]: <info> VPN service 'pptp' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp), PID 946 Feb 23 16:06:06 Empire NetworkManager[285]: <info> VPN service 'pptp' appeared; activating connections Feb 23 16:06:06 Empire NetworkManager[285]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: starting (3) Feb 23 16:06:06 Empire NetworkManager[285]: <info> VPN connection 'KUINS' (Connect) reply received. Feb 23 16:06:06 Empire pppd[947]: Plugin /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.5/nm-pptp-pppd-plugin.so is for pppd version 2.4.5, this is 2.4.6 Feb 23 16:06:06 Empire NetworkManager[285]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: 0 Feb 23 16:06:06 Empire NetworkManager[285]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: stopped (6) Feb 23 16:06:06 Empire NetworkManager[285]: <info> VPN plugin state change reason: 10 I went to /usr/lib/pppd and found 2 folders, 2.4.5 and 2.4.6. Should I recompile networkmanager-pptp and pptpclient? -- Savyasachee Jha "Rather than offering you the illusion of the free choice, I'll take the liberty of choosing for you."
