FYI Similarly, (even though I don't know what PPTP is - only that I can't understand how to get a wired connection to a router with intrepid) -----
I have now given up on Intrepid and am starting my Linux experience with Hardy. "bim" At 2008/11/22 15:32, you wrote: >I'm so desperate, that I just installed Jaunty Alpha 1 to see if there's >any improvement in network-manager-pptp; Jaunty has the same piece of >feces network-manager-pptp 0.7~~svn20081015t024626-0ubuntu3 . Please >pardon my colorful language, but this is unacceptable. I did some poking >around on debian.org, and I see that even Debian EXPERIMENTAL, which is >out there beyond UNSTABLE, has network-manager-pptp 0.6.6, not 0.7 !! I >give up. I'll keep the Jaunty Alpha 1 on a non-critical machine, and >keep an eye on what happens, if anything, with network-manager-pptp in >Jaunty. But at this point, I'm not holding my breath. > >-- >Network Manager unable to connect to PPTP VPN (bad NT-Domain escaping) >https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259168 >You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber >of the bug. > >Status in ânetwork-manager-pptpâ source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released >Status in âpptp-linuxâ source package in Ubuntu: Invalid >Status in network-manager-pptp in Ubuntu Intrepid: Fix Committed >Status in pptp-linux in Ubuntu Intrepid: Invalid > >Bug description: >To verify: > 1. check that you cannot connect to pptp and > you are using a NT-Domain in the conncetion config > 2. verify that this is your bug: leave the > NT-Domain field empty; instead encode it in username like: > NT_DOMAIN\USERNAME (e.g. mydomain\myuser) > 3. upgrade to fixed package and see that it works without the trick in 2. > > >Binary package hint: network-manager-pptp > >Package version: 0.7~~svn20080818t061112-0ubuntu1~nm1~hardy1 >uname -a: Linux jim-d620 2.6.24-19-generic #1 >SMP Fri Jul 11 23:41:49 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux > >I am testing the SVN version of network-manager >0.7. I am attempting to connect to my employer's >Windows PPTP VPN. Each time I try, the >connection fails, displaying a pop-up message >that says: The VPN connection 'Connection Name' >failed because the VPN service stopped unexpectedly. > >The relevant section of /var/log/syslog is: >Aug 18 15:15:13 jim-d620 NetworkManager: ><info> Starting VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp'... >Aug 18 15:15:13 jim-d620 NetworkManager: ><info> VPN service >'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' started >(org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp), PID 16601 >Aug 18 15:15:13 jim-d620 NetworkManager: ><info> VPN service >'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' just appeared, activating connections >Aug 18 15:15:13 jim-d620 NetworkManager: ><info> VPN service >'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' just appeared, activating connections >Aug 18 15:15:13 jim-d620 NetworkManager: >nm_vpn_connection_activate: assertion >`nm_vpn_connection_get_vpn_state (connection) == >NM_VPN_CONNECTION_STATE_PREPARE' failed >Aug 18 15:15:13 jim-d620 NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 3 >Aug 18 15:15:13 jim-d620 pppd[16602]: Plugin >/usr/lib/pppd/2.4.4/nm-pptp-pppd-plugin.so loaded. >Aug 18 15:15:13 jim-d620 pppd[16602]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0 >Aug 18 15:15:13 jim-d620 pppd[16602]: Using interface ppp1 >Aug 18 15:15:13 jim-d620 pppd[16602]: Connect: ppp1 <--> /dev/pts/1 >Aug 18 15:15:13 jim-d620 pptp[16603]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 log[main:pptp.c:267]: The >synchronous pptp option is NOT activated >Aug 18 15:15:13 jim-d620 NetworkManager: ><info> VPN connection 'Connection Name' (Connect) reply received. >Aug 18 15:15:15 jim-d620 pptp[16607]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 >log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control >packet type is 1 'Start-Control-Connection-Request' >Aug 18 15:15:16 jim-d620 pptp[16607]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 >log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:738]: Received Start Control Connection Reply >Aug 18 15:15:16 jim-d620 pptp[16607]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 >log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:772]: Client connection established. >Aug 18 15:15:16 jim-d620 pptp[16607]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 >log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control >packet type is 7 'Outgoing-Call-Request' >Aug 18 15:15:17 jim-d620 pptp[16607]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 >log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:857]: Received Outgoing Call Reply. >Aug 18 15:15:17 jim-d620 pptp[16607]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 >log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:896]: Outgoing call >established (call ID 0, peer's call ID 11881). >Aug 18 15:15:18 jim-d620 pptp[16607]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 >log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:949]: PPTP_SET_LINK_INFO received from peer_callid 0 >Aug 18 15:15:18 jim-d620 pptp[16607]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 >log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:952]: send_accm is 00000000, recv_accm is FFFFFFFF >Aug 18 15:15:18 jim-d620 pptp[16607]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 >warn[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:955]: Non-zero Async >Control Character Maps are not supported! >Aug 18 15:15:19 jim-d620 pptp[16607]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 >log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:949]: PPTP_SET_LINK_INFO received from peer_callid 0 >Aug 18 15:15:19 jim-d620 pptp[16607]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 >log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:952]: send_accm is FFFFFFFF, recv_accm is FFFFFFFF >Aug 18 15:15:19 jim-d620 pptp[16607]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 >warn[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:955]: Non-zero Async >Control Character Maps are not supported! >Aug 18 15:15:19 jim-d620 pppd[16602]: LCP >terminated by peer (wM-(?"^@<[EMAIL PROTECTED]@^BM-3) >Aug 18 15:15:19 jim-d620 pptp[16607]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 >log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:911]: Received Call Clear Request. >Aug 18 15:15:22 jim-d620 pppd[16602]: Connection terminated. >Aug 18 15:15:22 jim-d620 pppd[16602]: Modem hangup >Aug 18 15:15:22 jim-d620 pptp[16603]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 >warn[decaps_hdlc:pptp_gre.c:197]: short read (-1): Input/output error >Aug 18 15:15:22 jim-d620 pptp[16603]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 >warn[decaps_hdlc:pptp_gre.c:209]: pppd may have shutdown, see pppd log >Aug 18 15:15:22 jim-d620 pptp[16607]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 >log[callmgr_main:pptp_callmgr.c:231]: Closing connection (unhandled) >Aug 18 15:15:22 jim-d620 pptp[16607]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 >log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control >packet type is 12 'Call-Clear-Request' >Aug 18 15:15:22 jim-d620 pptp[16607]: >nm-pptp-service-16601 >log[call_callback:pptp_callmgr.c:78]: Closing connection (call state) >Aug 18 15:15:22 jim-d620 pppd[16602]: Exit. >Aug 18 15:15:22 jim-d620 NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 6 >Aug 18 15:15:22 jim-d620 NetworkManager: ><WARN> connection_state_changed(): Could not >process the request because no VPN connection was active. > >My internet connection is via a Sierra AC 595 >PCMCIA aircard, which is managed by Network >Manager and seems to work fine. The VPN >connection worked using wired and wireless >connections and NM 0.6.6. I switched to 0.7 >because I couldn't use the VPN with the aircard >under 0.6.6, I think because of this bug: >https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/145107 -- Network Manager unable to connect to PPTP VPN (bad NT-Domain escaping) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259168 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
