Re: [gentoo-user] nm-applet / vpnc / pptp / openvpn
2009/11/18 Albert Hopkins mar...@letterboxes.org I've succesfullly installed Networkmanager and nm-applet with all the plugins under Gnome / Kde-4-3 using the instructions can be found at gentoo-wiki. It is working perfectly for wired and wireless LAN but not for any VPN (this part of the applet is grey I was searching the archive and googled this thing but I cannot find a solution, so I decided to ask you :) I suppose this is some problem with the dbus registration of the plugins, but I'm not sure Why do you suppose that? Have you looked at the logs. In my experience the NetworkManager daemon spits out plenty of info by default in syslog. Have a look at those. Paste those so we're not wandering around in the dark. -a Here is my log after starting Networkmanager. It is not talking about any vpnc or openvpn stuff...do you have any idea? /etc/init.d/NetworkManager start * Starting NetworkManager ... Nov 19 12:18:48 brutal NetworkManager: info starting... [ ok ] brutal ~ # Nov 19 12:18:49 brutal NetworkManager: nm_device_ethernet_new: assertion `driver != NULL' failed Nov 19 12:18:49 brutal NetworkManager: nm_device_ethernet_new: assertion `driver != NULL' failed Nov 19 12:18:49 brutal NetworkManager: info (eth0): new Ethernet device (driver: 'tg3') Nov 19 12:18:49 brutal NetworkManager: info (eth0): exported as /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_26_55_c9_e5_22 Nov 19 12:18:49 brutal NetworkManager: info (wlan0): driver supports SSID scans (scan_capa 0x01). Nov 19 12:18:49 brutal NetworkManager: info (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'iwlagn') Nov 19 12:18:49 brutal NetworkManager: info (wlan0): exported as /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_1e_65_72_ab_2e Nov 19 12:18:49 brutal NetworkManager: info (ttyS0): ignoring due to lack of mobile broadband capabilties Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal kernel: tg3 :85:00.0: wake-up capability disabled by ACPI Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal kernel: tg3 :85:00.0: PME# disabled Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal NetworkManager: info (eth0): device state change: 1 - 2 Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal NetworkManager: info (eth0): bringing up device. Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal kernel: tg3 :85:00.0: irq 32 for MSI/MSI-X Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal NetworkManager: info (eth0): preparing device. Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal NetworkManager: info (eth0): deactivating device (reason: 2). Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal vmnetBridge: RTM_NEWLINK: name:eth0 index:3 flags:0x1003 Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal vmnetBridge: Can't remove interface eth0 3 (does not exist). Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal NetworkManager: info (wlan0): device state change: 1 - 2 Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal NetworkManager: info (wlan0): bringing up device. Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal vmnetBridge: RTM_NEWLINK: name:wlan0 index:5 flags:0x1003 Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal vmnetBridge: Can't remove interface wlan0 5 (does not exist). Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal NetworkManager: info (wlan0): preparing device. Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal NetworkManager: info (wlan0): deactivating device (reason: 2). Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal NetworkManager: info (wlan0): device state change: 2 - 3 Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal vmnetBridge: RTM_NEWLINK: name:wlan0 index:5 flags:0x1003 Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal vmnetBridge: Can't remove interface wlan0 5 (does not exist). Nov 19 12:18:53 brutal NetworkManager: info (wlan0): supplicant interface state: starting - ready Nov 19 12:18:54 brutal kernel: tg3: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex. Nov 19 12:18:54 brutal kernel: tg3: eth0: Flow control is on for TX and on for RX. Nov 19 12:18:54 brutal kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready Nov 19 12:18:54 brutal NetworkManager: info (eth0): carrier now ON (device state 2) Nov 19 12:18:54 brutal NetworkManager: info (eth0): device state change: 2 - 3 Nov 19 12:18:54 brutal NetworkManager: info Activation (eth0) starting connection 'Auto eth0' Nov 19 12:18:54 brutal NetworkManager: info (eth0): device state change: 3 - 4 Nov 19 12:18:54 brutal NetworkManager: info Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Nov 19 12:18:54 brutal NetworkManager: info Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Nov 19 12:18:54 brutal NetworkManager: info Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Nov 19 12:18:54 brutal NetworkManager: info Activation (eth0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Nov 19 12:18:54 brutal NetworkManager: info Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Nov 19 12:18:54 brutal NetworkManager: info (eth0): device state change: 4 - 5 Nov 19 12:18:54 brutal vmnetBridge: RTM_NEWLINK: name:eth0 index:3 flags:0x00011043 Nov 19 12:18:54 brutal NetworkManager: info Activation (eth0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Nov 19 12:18:54 brutal NetworkManager: info Activation
Re: [gentoo-user] nm-applet / vpnc / pptp / openvpn
On Thu, 2009-11-19 at 12:28 +0100, SpaceCake wrote: Here is my log after starting Networkmanager. It is not talking about any vpnc or openvpn stuff...do you have any idea? It doesn't talk about openvpn stuff until/unless you actually attempt to open an openvpn connection.
Re: [gentoo-user] nm-applet / vpnc / pptp / openvpn
yes, but as I told earlier in nm-applet this section is grey, so I cannot add vpn configs. when I start vpnc with the correct config from root's shell, it is working perfectly and connect me to the vpn gw I use, so this is why I said the problem maybe in the deep somewhere around dbus communication, but I'm not sure Laszlo 2009/11/19 Albert Hopkins mar...@letterboxes.org On Thu, 2009-11-19 at 12:28 +0100, SpaceCake wrote: Here is my log after starting Networkmanager. It is not talking about any vpnc or openvpn stuff...do you have any idea? It doesn't talk about openvpn stuff until/unless you actually attempt to open an openvpn connection.
Re: [gentoo-user] nm-applet / vpnc / pptp / openvpn
On Thu, 2009-11-19 at 15:55 +0100, SpaceCake wrote: yes, but as I told earlier in nm-applet this section is grey, so I cannot add vpn configs. when I start vpnc with the correct config from root's shell, it is working perfectly and connect me to the vpn gw I use, so this is why I said the problem maybe in the deep somewhere around dbus communication, but I'm not sure I don't know why these options would be greyed out. Unless.. do you actually have the plugins installed? $ equery l networkmanager* * Searching for networkmanager* ... [IP-] [ ~] net-misc/networkmanager-0.7.1_p20090824 (0) [IP-] [ ~] net-misc/networkmanager-openvpn-0.7.1-r1 (0) [IP-] [ ~] net-misc/networkmanager-vpnc-0.7.1 (0) Does it even show up in nm-connection-editor? AFAIK the UI just uses these plugins to create a vpn configuration. This is long before actually talking to the nm daemon. So the UI just creates a config and stores it (in GNOME the non-system configs are stored in gconf at /system/networking/connections. Then when you want to connect, the UI grabs whatever config and passes it to the nm daemon (via dbus?). Your issue seems to be with the first part of this process (the UI), not the second. -a
[gentoo-user] nm-applet / vpnc / pptp / openvpn
Hi,
I've succesfullly installed Networkmanager and nm-applet with all the
plugins under Gnome / Kde-4-3 using the instructions can be found at
gentoo-wiki. It is working perfectly for wired and wireless LAN but not for
any VPN (this part of the applet is grey
I was searching the archive and googled this thing but I cannot find a
solution, so I decided to ask you :)
I suppose this is some problem with the dbus registration of the plugins,
but I'm not sure
This is my versions
[I] sys-apps/dbus
Available versions: 1.2.3-r1 ~1.2.12 ~1.3.0 ~1.3.0-r1 {X debug doc
selinux test}
Installed versions: 1.2.3-r1(16.09.48 2009-11-17)(X -debug -doc
-selinux)
[I] net-misc/networkmanager
Available versions: *0.6.5_p20070823 0.6.6 ~0.7.1-r3 0.7.1-r6
~0.7.1_p20090824 [M]**0.8.0_pre20090824 [M]**0.8.0_pre20091105 {avahi
bluetooth connection-sharing crypt debug dhclient dhcpcd doc gnome gnutls
nss resolvconf}
Installed versions: 0.7.1-r6(18.16.04 2009-10-19)(gnutls resolvconf
-avahi -connection-sharing -dhclient -dhcpcd -doc -nss)
Homepage:http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/
Description: Network configuration and management in an easy
way. Desktop environment independent.
[D] net-misc/networkmanager-openvpn
Available versions: ~0.3.2_p20070621 ~0.7.1-r1 {crypt debug doc gnome}
Installed versions: 0.7.1-r1(16.02.50 2009-11-17)(-gnome)
Homepage:http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/
Description: NetworkManager OpenVPN plugin.
[D] net-misc/networkmanager-pptp
Available versions: ~0.1.0_p20070726 ~0.7.0 ~0.7.1 {crypt debug doc
gnome}
Installed versions: 0.7.1(16.03.03 2009-11-17)(-gnome)
Homepage:http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/
Description: NetworkManager PPTP plugin.
[D] net-misc/networkmanager-vpnc
Available versions: ~0.6.4_p20070621 ~0.7.0 ~0.7.1 {crypt debug doc
gnome}
Installed versions: 0.7.1(16.03.15 2009-11-17)(-gnome)
Homepage:http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/
Description: NetworkManager VPNC plugin.
Do you have any idea?
Thank you
L:
Re: [gentoo-user] nm-applet / vpnc / pptp / openvpn
I've succesfullly installed Networkmanager and nm-applet with all the plugins under Gnome / Kde-4-3 using the instructions can be found at gentoo-wiki. It is working perfectly for wired and wireless LAN but not for any VPN (this part of the applet is grey I was searching the archive and googled this thing but I cannot find a solution, so I decided to ask you :) I suppose this is some problem with the dbus registration of the plugins, but I'm not sure Why do you suppose that? Have you looked at the logs. In my experience the NetworkManager daemon spits out plenty of info by default in syslog. Have a look at those. Paste those so we're not wandering around in the dark. -a
