-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello Keith,
Can you provide your vpn.conf? I note you're using ItsHidden - probably no chance of seeing the server-side conf. Have you got network-manager-pptp installed? Ronald. On 25 Nov 2010, at 17:40, Keith Wyse wrote: > Hi all; > I'm trying to create a VPN connection but each time I try to connect, > I'm told the service failed to start and I'm at a loss as to why. > I've signed up with a couple of services and activated the accounts, > and logged in through the web page, so that end should be working > okay. > I followed some instructions online; > http://ubuntu-chronicles.blogspot.com/2009/07/jaunty-vpn-itshiddencom.html > and installed all the software it suggests. > I also tried installing all the network-manager vpn plugins I could > find in Synaptic but this has not helped either. > > Can anybody tell me what's wrong? > > My /var/log/syslog shows; > > Nov 25 17:27:16 kwyse-media NetworkManager: <info> Starting VPN > service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp'... > Nov 25 17:27:16 kwyse-media NetworkManager: <info> VPN service > 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' started > (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp), PID 2227 > Nov 25 17:27:16 kwyse-media NetworkManager: <info> VPN service > 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' just appeared, activating > connections > Nov 25 17:27:16 kwyse-media NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state changed: > 3 > Nov 25 17:27:16 kwyse-media NetworkManager: <info> VPN connection > 'ItsHidden' (Connect) reply received. > Nov 25 17:27:16 kwyse-media NetworkManager: <WARN> > nm_vpn_connection_connect_cb(): VPN connection 'ItsHidden' failed to > connect: 'No VPN secrets!'. > Nov 25 17:27:16 kwyse-media NetworkManager: <WARN> > connection_state_changed(): Could not process the request because no > VPN connection was active. > Nov 25 17:27:16 kwyse-media NetworkManager: <info> Policy set 'Auto > eth0' (eth0) as default for routing and DNS. > > Many thanks > Keith > > _______________________________________________ > Scottish mailing list > Scottish@mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish Ronald MacDonald : ron...@rmacd.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin) iEYEARECAAYFAkz3wLQACgkQg+87crce7IMUCwCgyZ0A5zM4YbtIUMgWh03Ad4p7 8dAAoKSMc4NTd0Sb9gzJO9Pe5LsXeKl9 =iGb9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Scottish mailing list Scottish@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
