** Description changed: Initial conf: Kubuntu 9.04 beta AMD64 To reproduce: 1) Boot LiveCD. 2) Try to setup PPTP VPN. Result: Years passed since I filed bug that PPTP can't be used in easy manner. Problem appears to be still here in Kubuntu. - In System Settings -> Network Settings -> Network Management -> VPN tap I can see VPNC and OpenVPN. But there is no PPTP vpn, once again! + In System Settings -> Network Settings -> Network Management -> VPN tab I can see VPNC and OpenVPN. But there is no PPTP vpn, once again! What the ... ?! Impact: - Some ISPs are using PPTP VPNs to authenticate internet access. This means that users of such ISPs will be unable to use internet and they will be unable to install needed packages due to lack of internet as well. - For example, in Russia, one of major ISPs, Beeline which does provides GPRS access, Wi-Fi access, Ethernet access and so on to millions of customers REQUIRES customers to use PPTP or L2TP VPN for Ethernet and Wi-Fi connectivity. Inability to use PPTP means that you will not have internet access. + Some ISPs are using PPTP VPNs to authenticate *internet* access rather than intranet. This means that users of such ISPs will be unable to use internet and they will be unable to install needed packages due to lack of internet as well and in usual case networking setup will require skilled Linux-guru technician to succeed. - Windows does provides easy PPTP VPN setup, as easy as usual dialup + For example, in Russia, one of major ISPs, Beeline which does provides + GPRS access, Wi-Fi access, Ethernet access and so on to *millions* of + customers *REQUIRES* customers to use PPTP or L2TP VPN for Ethernet and + Wi-Fi connectivity. Inability to use PPTP means that you will not have + internet access, only LAN access possible (internet connection is being + tunneled across lan by using PPTP or L2TP VPN, lan is actually has grown + into a huge MAN aka Metropolitain Area Network). + + Windows does provides easy PPTP VPN setup, just as easy as usual dialup connection setup. Kubuntu loses here and haves no chances for these millions of customers as long as there is no decent PPTP VPN support - which is easy to set up without advanced actions. + which is easy to set up without taking some advanced and overcomplicated + actions. P.S. It is really annoying and frustrating that I have to deal with - *same* problem for several years :E. I'm really tired of helping to + *same* problem for *several* *years* :E. I'm really tired of helping to users to gain network connectivity with Kubuntu. Why can't you just relax Linux guys and girls lives by providing a proper PPTP support? (Which you have to TEST before claiming it's here). Even small linux- - based SOHO routers, these small boxes are able to use PPTP and L2TP - these days and there is easy setup via web face. Can you imagine this? - It is a real *shame* that fully-blown desktop OS does not provides such - requested and obvious feature in easy way. Will this happen ever so I - can rest in peace? Or I'm damned to help Kubuntu users to set-up this - crappy PPTP VPN by using hard and non-obvious methods instead? + based SOHO routers, these small boxes with very limited Linux version + are able to use PPTP and L2TP these days and there is easy setup via web + face! Can you imagine this? It is a real *shame* that fully-blown + desktop OS does not provides such requested and obvious feature in easy + way. Will this happen ever so I can rest in peace? Or I'm damned to help + Kubuntu users to set-up this crappy PPTP VPN by using hard and non- + obvious methods instead?
-- Kubuntu - network settings: no easy PPTP VPNs setup. Again! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/362085 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
