Here's my sample NM output from var/log/daemon. Note that the first time it failed to connect and I do not know why. Apr 6 09:45:06 emissary NetworkManager: Starting VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc'... Apr 6 09:45:06 emissary NetworkManager: VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc), PID 6910 Apr 6 09:45:06 emissary NetworkManager: VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc' just appeared, activating connections Apr 6 09:45:17 emissary NetworkManager: VPN plugin state changed: 3 Apr 6 09:45:17 emissary NetworkManager: VPN connection 'PSU from ISP' (Connect) reply received. Apr 6 09:45:18 emissary NetworkManager: VPN plugin failed: 1 Apr 6 09:45:18 emissary NetworkManager: VPN plugin state changed: 6 Apr 6 09:45:18 emissary NetworkManager: VPN plugin state change reason: 0 Apr 6 09:45:18 emissary NetworkManager: connection_state_changed(): Could not process the request because no VPN connection was active. Apr 6 09:45:18 emissary NetworkManager: (wlan0): writing resolv.conf to /sbin/resolvconf Apr 6 09:45:18 emissary NetworkManager: Policy set 'Auto zorp' (wlan0) as default for routing and DNS. Apr 6 09:45:31 emissary NetworkManager: [1239025531.000973] ensure_killed(): waiting for vpn service pid 6910 to exit Apr 6 09:45:31 emissary NetworkManager: [1239025531.001158] ensure_killed(): vpn service pid 6910 cleaned up Apr 6 09:46:26 emissary NetworkManager: Starting VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc'... Apr 6 09:46:26 emissary NetworkManager: VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc), PID 6938 Apr 6 09:46:27 emissary NetworkManager: VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc' just appeared, activating connections Apr 6 09:46:27 emissary NetworkManager: VPN plugin state changed: 1 Apr 6 09:46:33 emissary NetworkManager: VPN plugin state changed: 3 Apr 6 09:46:33 emissary NetworkManager: VPN connection 'PSU from ISP' (Connect) reply received. Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: VPN connection 'PSU from ISP' (IP Config Get) reply received. Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: VPN Gateway: 128.118.97.125 Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: Tunnel Device: tun0 Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: Internal IP4 Address: 172.25.1.141 Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: Internal IP4 Prefix: 24 Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: Internal IP4 Point-to-Point Address: 172.25.1.141 Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: Maximum Segment Size (MSS): 0 Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: Static Route: 128.118.0.0/16 Next Hop: 128.118.0.0 Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: Static Route: 146.186.0.0/16 Next Hop: 146.186.0.0 Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: Static Route: 130.203.0.0/16 Next Hop: 130.203.0.0 Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: Static Route: 150.231.0.0/16 Next Hop: 150.231.0.0 Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: Static Route: 172.25.0.0/16 Next Hop: 172.25.0.0 Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: Static Route: 66.71.0.0/17 Next Hop: 66.71.0.0 Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: Static Route: 172.28.0.0/16 Next Hop: 172.28.0.0 Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: Static Route: 172.31.0.0/16 Next Hop: 172.31.0.0 Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: Internal IP4 DNS: 128.118.141.32 Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: Internal IP4 DNS: 128.118.25.3 Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: DNS Domain: 'psu.edu' Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: Login Banner: Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: ----------------------------------------- Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: (null) Apr 6 09:46:34 emissary NetworkManager: ----------------------------------------- Apr 6 09:46:35 emissary NetworkManager: (tun0): writing resolv.conf to /sbin/resolvconf Apr 6 09:46:36 emissary NetworkManager: VPN connection 'PSU from ISP' (IP Config Get) complete. Apr 6 09:46:36 emissary NetworkManager: (tun0): writing resolv.conf to /sbin/resolvconf Apr 6 09:46:36 emissary NetworkManager: Policy set 'PSU from ISP' (tun0) as default for routing and DNS. Apr 6 09:46:36 emissary NetworkManager: VPN plugin state changed: 4