using nmcli to confirm correct VPN configuration and operation

[David H Durgee via networkmanager-list]

I am in the process of adding a Strongswan VPN connection to my linux mint 20.1 x64 laptop for secure internet access out of the office.  To do so I have added the strongswan network manager plugin and used it to define the VPN connection.

Using nmcli I see the following with WiFi and no VPN:

This connection appears to be working, but unlike an openvpn connection used previouly no icon changes on the cinnamon tray at the bottom of the screen.  With openvpn I saw a VPN icon, with Strongswan I still see a WiFi icon.

|dhdurgee@z560:~/Downloads$ nmcli wlp5s0: connected to Auto Free WiFi by Karma "Broadcom and subsidiaries BCM4313" wifi (wl), AC:81:12:A4:5E:43, hw, mtu 1500 ip4 default inet4 192.168.1.114/24 route4 0.0.0.0/0 route4 192.168.1.0/24 route4 169.254.0.0/16 route4 192.168.1.0/24 inet6 fe80::562f:7604:6d84:57ca/64 route6 fe80::/64 enp6s0: disconnected "Realtek RTL810xE" 1 connection available ethernet (r8169), B8:70:F4:2C:6B:9F, autoconnect, hw, mtu 1500 lo: unmanaged "lo" loopback (unknown), 00:00:00:00:00:00, sw, mtu 65536 DNS configuration: servers: 192.168.1.1 interface: wlp5s0 Use "nmcli device show" to get complete information about known devices and "nmcli connection show" to get an overview on active connection profiles. Consult nmcli(1) and nmcli-examples(7) manual pages for complete usage details. dhdurgee@z560:~/Downloads$ |

With the VPN enabled this changes to:

|dhdurgee@z560:~/Downloads$ nmcli Durgee Enterprises, LLC VPN connection master wlp5s0, VPN inet4 10.10.10.2/32 wlp5s0: connected to Auto Free WiFi by Karma "Broadcom and subsidiaries BCM4313" wifi (wl), AC:81:12:A4:5E:43, hw, mtu 1500 ip4 default inet4 192.168.1.114/24 inet4 10.10.10.2/32 route4 0.0.0.0/0 route4 192.168.1.0/24 route4 192.168.1.0/24 route4 169.254.0.0/16 route4 0.0.0.0/0 inet6 fe80::562f:7604:6d84:57ca/64 route6 fe80::/64 enp6s0: disconnected "Realtek RTL810xE" 1 connection available ethernet (r8169), B8:70:F4:2C:6B:9F, autoconnect, hw, mtu 1500 lo: unmanaged "lo" loopback (unknown), 00:00:00:00:00:00, sw, mtu 65536 DNS configuration: servers: 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 interface: wlp5s0 type: vpn servers: 192.168.1.1 interface: wlp5s0 Use "nmcli device show" to get complete information about known devices and "nmcli connection show" to get an overview on active connection profiles. Consult nmcli(1) and nmcli-examples(7) manual pages for complete usage details. dhdurgee@z560:~/Downloads$ |

Dave

Does the above confirm proper VPN operation?  If so, I just need to file a bug report on the missing VPN icon.  If it is not sufficient to confirm VPN operation, what do I need to do to do so?

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