NM now simply tells me:

VPN Login Failure

Could not start the VPN connection 'Fake VPN' due to a login failure.

Bad Username or Password

Even though this is not the case. The host does not exist.

Apr 14 01:24:58 fizz NetworkManager: <info>  Will activate VPN connection 'Fake 
VPN', service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.ppp_starter', user_name 'alex', 
vpn_data 'ppp-connection-type / pptp / pptp-remote / vpn1.ic.ac.uk / usepeerdns 
/ yes / encrypt-mppe / no / encrypt-mppe-128 / yes / encrypt-mppe-stateful / 
yes / compress-mppc / no / compress-deflate / no / compress-bsd / no / ppp-lock 
/ yes / ppp-auth-peer / no / ppp-refuse-eap / yes / ppp-refuse-chap / no / 
ppp-refuse-mschap / no / mtu / 1416 / mru / 1416 / lcp-echo-failure / 10 / 
lcp-echo-interval / 10 / ppp-extra /  / ppp-debug / no / usepeerdns-overtunnel 
/ yes / routes /  / use-routes / no', route ''. 
Apr 14 01:24:58 fizz NetworkManager: <info>  VPN Activation (Fake VPN) Stage 1 
of 4 (Connection Prepare) scheduled... 
Apr 14 01:24:58 fizz NetworkManager: <info>  VPN Activation (Fake VPN) Stage 1 
of 4 (Connection Prepare) ran VPN service daemon 
org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.ppp_starter (PID 10607) 
Apr 14 01:24:58 fizz NetworkManager: <info>  VPN Activation (Fake VPN) Stage 1 
of 4 (Connection Prepare) complete. 
Apr 14 01:24:58 fizz NetworkManager: <info>  VPN Activation (Fake VPN) Stage 2 
of 4 (Connection Prepare Wait) scheduled... 
Apr 14 01:24:58 fizz NetworkManager: <info>  VPN service 
'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.ppp_starter' signaled state change 1 -> 6. 
Apr 14 01:24:59 fizz NetworkManager: <info>  VPN Activation (Fake VPN) Stage 2 
of 4 (Connection Prepare Wait) waiting... 
Apr 14 01:24:59 fizz NetworkManager: <info>  VPN Activation (Fake VPN) Stage 2 
of 4 (Connection Prepare Wait) complete. 
Apr 14 01:24:59 fizz NetworkManager: <info>  VPN Activation (Fake VPN) Stage 3 
of 4 (Connect) scheduled... 
Apr 14 01:24:59 fizz NetworkManager: <info>  VPN Activation (Fake VPN) Stage 3 
of 4 (Connect) sending connect request. 
Apr 14 01:24:59 fizz NetworkManager: <info>  VPN Activation (Fake VPN) Stage 3 
of 4 (Connect) request sent, waiting for reply... 
Apr 14 01:24:59 fizz NetworkManager: <info>  VPN service 
'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.ppp_starter' signaled state change 6 -> 3. 
Apr 14 01:24:59 fizz pppd[10608]: Plugin nm-pppd-plugin.so loaded.
Apr 14 01:24:59 fizz pppd[10608]: nm-pppd-plugin: plugin initialized.
Apr 14 01:24:59 fizz pppd[10608]: no device specified and stdin is not a tty
Apr 14 01:24:59 fizz NetworkManager: <info>  VPN Activation (Fake VPN) Stage 3 
of 4 (Connect) reply received. 
Apr 14 01:24:59 fizz NetworkManager: <info>  VPN Activation (Fake VPN) Stage 4 
of 4 (IP Config Get) timeout scheduled... 
Apr 14 01:24:59 fizz NetworkManager: <info>  VPN Activation (Fake VPN) Stage 3 
of 4 (Connect) complete, waiting for IP configuration... 
Apr 14 01:24:59 fizz NetworkManager: <WARN>  nm_vpn_service_process_signal(): 
VPN failed for service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.ppp_starter', signal 
'LoginFailed', with message 'Bad Username or Password'. 
Apr 14 01:24:59 fizz NetworkManager: <info>  VPN service 
'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.ppp_starter' signaled state change 3 -> 6. 
Apr 14 01:24:59 fizz NetworkManager: <WARN>  nm_vpn_service_stop_connection(): 
(VPN Service org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.ppp_starter): could not stop 
connection 'Fake VPN' because service was 6. 

** Changed in: network-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Confirmed

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NetworkManager aborts when attempting to connect to PPTP VPN server with bogus 
host name
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134544
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