Public bug reported: Binary package hint: network-manager
Configure ppp device in /etc/network/interfaces and use network manager to make it connect. The connection works - although a warning appears in the which presumable effects network manager's knowledge of the connection: Sep 29 23:50:45 nimitz NetworkManager: <info> Activating dialup device ukfsn via Modem (ppp) ... Sep 29 23:50:45 nimitz pppd[6280]: Plugin pppoatm.so loaded. Sep 29 23:50:45 nimitz pppd[6280]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0 Sep 29 23:50:45 nimitz pppd[6280]: Using interface ppp0 Sep 29 23:50:45 nimitz pppd[6280]: Connect: ppp0 <--> 0.38 Sep 29 23:50:45 nimitz pppd[6280]: Couldn't increase MTU to 1500. Using 1492 Sep 29 23:50:48 nimitz last message repeated 3 times Sep 29 23:50:48 nimitz pppd[6280]: CHAP authentication succeeded Sep 29 23:50:48 nimitz pppd[6280]: CHAP authentication succeeded Sep 29 23:50:48 nimitz pppd[6280]: local IP address XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX Sep 29 23:50:48 nimitz pppd[6280]: remote IP address 84.45.242.67 Sep 29 23:50:48 nimitz pppd[6280]: primary DNS address 195.74.113.58 Sep 29 23:50:48 nimitz pppd[6280]: secondary DNS address 195.74.113.62 Sep 29 23:50:51 nimitz ntpdate[6324]: step time server 91.189.94.145 offset -2.497519 sec Sep 29 23:50:51 nimitz NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_system_activate_dialup(): Couldn't activate dialup device ukfsn via Modem (ppp) - 134853016 ** Affects: network-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- network manager gives couldn't activate dialup service warning https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147119 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs