VPNC connections not connecting

[Jithin Emmanuel]

Binary package hint: plasma-widget-networkmanagement

With knetworkmanager I can create a vpn connections and it saves correctly. But nothing happens when I click the icon for vpnc connection. It just stays the same as it is and would not connect. My karmic us fully updated as of the latest.

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

Hello,

I saw in another bugmail that you have discontinued your use of Kubuntu. We were wondering if you would still be able to provide information about this bug (for example if the KDE4 KNetworkManager is being used by Arch Linux) or if we should close the bug as unpursuable.

Thanks in advance.

[Jithin Emmanuel (jithin1987)]

I am using knetworkmanager in arch also. Here also the behavior is same nothing happens on clicking the vpn connection icon. My only guess is that knetworkmanager enables you to setup and configure vpnc connections but don't allow to connect at all(pretty much stupid) .

Though I changed distro I am willing to provide any information you need.

[Randall Leeds (randall-leeds)]

I'm being bitten by this bug and have for a few months now. Let me know what I can do to help diagnose.

[meral (meral)]

Same here! Can set the variables in the vpn dialog under this widget but the icon afterwards cannot be clicked (and the connection cannot be made). (using vpnc not OpenVpn).

[Russell Lewis (russlewi)]

I'm running a fresh Kubuntu 9.10 64 bit install. I can also confirm this bug. The installed version I have is .9~svn1029786. Same as others, I can config a VPNC connection, the option shows up, but I cannot enable it. I tried installing the VPNC package as it isn't included by default, rebooted, and still no luck.

[Florian Sonnenberger (nairolf)]

I had the same problem. Is the package "network-manager-vpnc" installed?
If not, install it and restart (!!!) Kubuntu. -> The vpnc connection should work now.
My current problem is that knetworkmanager doesn't show that the connection is established. I click on my VPN in the context menu of the tray icon and nothing happens visually. The VPN is working though. (I'll open a new bug for this...)

[FS-21 (jagarni1983)]

Florian Sonnenberger, I have a netbook with that package installed since the first days "by precaution" was necessary ... and not works, no VPN connection in my university (I'm forced to open a terminal and execute the cisco client).

[Florian Sonnenberger (nairolf)]

javielillo, in order to help you we need more information about the problem.
Could you please:
1. Make sure that you have an internet connection so that the client can connect to your university
2. Start the VPN connection in knetworkmanager
3. Wait 10 seconds
4. Open the file /var/log/daemon.log
-- Near the end of the file there should be some lines that contain "NetworkManager:" or "vpnc:"
5. Copy these lines in a new comment in this bug report

Important: If there are login names, passwords, or secret IP adresses in these lines, replace them with something different.

BTW, this is also for the other posters in this thread. Please provide the logfile-lines so that we can identify the problem.

[Russell Lewis (russlewi)]

I installed network-manager-vpnc (and have vpnc and kvpnc installed). Rebooted, and now when I click the VPNC profile I set up, KDE Wallet prompted me for my password. I received no further prompts, and I do not have my VPNC password saved (it is from a DES token, so it cannot be) but I do have my group password saved. The VPN is obviously not working as it cannot finish authentication without my DES password.

Still no indication or prompts when I click the VPN profile from the pop up menu. Right click options are still grayed out.

[Russell Lewis (russlewi)]

This is my /var/log/daemon.log for 1 click of the VPNC profile.

Nov 9 10:29:55 russlewi-kubuntu NetworkManager: <info> Starting VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc'...
Nov 9 10:29:55 russlewi-kubuntu NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc), PID 3847
Nov 9 10:29:55 russlewi-kubuntu NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc' just appeared, activating connections
Nov 9 10:29:55 russlewi-kubuntu NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 3
Nov 9 10:29:55 russlewi-kubuntu NetworkManager: <info> VPN connection 'RTP' (Connect) reply received.
Nov 9 10:29:55 russlewi-kubuntu NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin failed: 1
Nov 9 10:29:55 russlewi-kubuntu NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 6
Nov 9 10:29:55 russlewi-kubuntu NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state change reason: 0
Nov 9 10:29:55 russlewi-kubuntu NetworkManager: <WARN> connection_state_changed(): Could not process the request because no VPN connection was active.
Nov 9 10:29:55 russlewi-kubuntu NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): writing resolv.conf to /sbin/resolvconf
Nov 9 10:29:55 russlewi-kubuntu NetworkManager: <info> Policy set 'Auto eth0' (eth0) as default for routing and DNS.

[Florian Sonnenberger (nairolf)]

Possibly related bugs:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plasma-widget-networkmanagement/+bug/474698
and/or
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=188489

[meral (meral)]

/var/log/daemon.log gives me a lot of these:

Nov 11 10:21:21 patrick-x301 NetworkManager: nm_vpn_connection_get_active_connection_path: assertion `NM_IS_VPN_CONNECTION (connection)' failed

if I click the vpn connection in the GUI.

Kernel: linux 2.6.31-14-generic
Architecture: x86/64
KDE: 4.3.2

[meral (meral)]

http://<email address hidden>/msg14055.html This seems to be the same problem but also after a restart, it doesn't change the error mentioned above.

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

Do all of these VPNC problems (or at least Jithin's original problem) occur with a password-less VPNC connection?

[Russell Lewis (russlewi)]

i've tried storing a password (the next valid one from my DES card) and that also does not work.