Re: nm freezes system with nm-vpnc

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Tim Niemueller a écrit :

>Versions of vpnc, NetworkManager and distro
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Ubuntu dapper, nm 0.5.1 packages from
http://bootlab.org/~j/NetworkManager-breezy/
vpnc 0.3.3

The same happened while using nm 0.4.1CVS from ubuntu universe repository.

>vpnc does not support re-keying. Depending on the re-keying interval of
>the VPN gateway this may be the problem.
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this does seems to happen when using the laptop with a better link quality

>Maybe same as above. In either case (if it's rekeying or not) I would
>think that these two problem are in fact the same.
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Indeed, that was just to put in evidence that the vpn part was causing
the problem.

>Have you tried to run NetworkManager on the console with the --no-daemon
>option (this time I got it right :-) ) to see if there is any output
>before it hangs? Can you still login via SSH from outside the machine
>(that worked for me for a couple of hangs caused by the applet which
>have been solved) and kill NM/applet?
>
>	Tim
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Will try with the nodeamon switch. I won't have the means to try to log
by ssh, however I'll test some scripts to check after a freeze whether
just X locked or the whole system.

I will keep you people informed.


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