On Thu, 2009-03-12 at 10:14 +1100, Kevin Gilbert wrote: > 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.)
Which version of the PPTP plugin? There were some issues with domains that were fixed after 0.7 but before 0.7.1. dan > 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 > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list _______________________________________________ NetworkManager-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
