I think it requires MPPE 128bit... But it was just one of the thing I noticed, nothing too important. Still, the average user will not find it's way dealing with this bug.On Wed, 2008-08-20 at 23:19 +0100, Luís Miguel dos Reis Oliveira e Silva wrote: > Hi Alexander, > > I'm one of the users of your packages and first of all let me thank > you for the good work! > > yet, I noticed some problems with pptp plugin. Some of the options are > not re-read correctly from the configuration. Let me explain: for > example, when selecting one specific option for MPPE (either 128 or 40 > bit), if I open the configuration again, the MPPE selection box is That's a bug in the GUI, I can reproduce that. Any particular reason you're selecting one of those options? Does your network require 40-bit MPPE or something?
Nice to hear that :)> empty... This is just one example, but all problems I detected seem to > be related to MPPE... > > One potential problem is that when you get one vpn system connection > with the same name of a physical ethernet system connection, they > overwrite each other... We don't enforce unique names quite yet, but we need to. Each connection needs to have a different name; the UI should handle that gracefully.
> Also, I didn't manage to get a connection working... Try turning off PPP echo packets if you have enabled them in the Advanced dialog:
log[pptp_handle_timer:pptp_ctrl.c:1049]: closing control connection due to missing echo reply Dan > Here goes the log excerpt from one attempt... > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Aug 20 23:09:58 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> Starting VPN service > 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp'... > Aug 20 23:09:58 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> VPN service > 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' started > (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp), PID 20169 > Aug 20 23:09:58 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> VPN service > 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' just appeared, activating > connections > Aug 20 23:09:58 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> VPN service > 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' just appeared, activating > connections > Aug 20 23:09:58 luis-lpt NetworkManager: nm_vpn_connection_activate: > assertion `nm_vpn_connection_get_vpn_state (connection) == > NM_VPN_CONNECTION_STATE_PREPARE' failed > Aug 20 23:10:02 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state > changed: 3 > Aug 20 23:10:02 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> VPN connection > 'VPN-FEUP' (Connect) reply received. > Aug 20 23:10:02 luis-lpt pptp[20177]: nm-pptp-service-20169 > log[main:pptp.c:267]: The synchronous pptp option is NOT activated > Aug 20 23:10:02 luis-lpt pptp[20180]: nm-pptp-service-20169 > log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 1 > 'Start-Control-Connection-Request' > Aug 20 23:10:02 luis-lpt pptp[20180]: nm-pptp-service-20169 > log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:738]: Received Start Control Connection > Reply > Aug 20 23:10:02 luis-lpt pptp[20180]: nm-pptp-service-20169 > log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:772]: Client connection established. > Aug 20 23:10:03 luis-lpt pptp[20180]: nm-pptp-service-20169 > log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 7 > 'Outgoing-Call-Request' > Aug 20 23:10:03 luis-lpt pptp[20180]: nm-pptp-service-20169 > log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:857]: Received Outgoing Call Reply. > Aug 20 23:10:03 luis-lpt pptp[20180]: nm-pptp-service-20169 > log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:896]: Outgoing call established (call ID 0, > peer's call ID 61696). > Aug 20 23:10:06 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> VPN connection > 'VPN-FEUP' (IP Config Get) reply received. > Aug 20 23:10:06 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> VPN Gateway: 0.0.0.0 > Aug 20 23:10:06 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> Tunnel Device: ppp0 > Aug 20 23:10:06 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> Internal IP4 Address: > yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy > Aug 20 23:10:06 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> Internal IP4 Prefix: > 32 > Aug 20 23:10:06 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> Internal IP4 > Point-to-Point Address: 0.0.0.0 > Aug 20 23:10:06 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> Maximum Segment Size > (MSS): 0 > Aug 20 23:10:06 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> Internal IP4 DNS: > aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa > Aug 20 23:10:06 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> Internal IP4 DNS: > bbb.bbb.bbb.bbb > Aug 20 23:10:06 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> DNS Domain: '(none)' > Aug 20 23:10:06 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> Login Banner: > Aug 20 23:10:06 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> > ----------------------------------------- > Aug 20 23:10:06 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> (null) > Aug 20 23:10:06 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> > ----------------------------------------- > Aug 20 23:10:07 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_spawn_process(): > could not spawn process '/usr/sbin/nscd -i hosts': Failed to execute > child process "/usr/sbin/nscd" (No such file or directory) > Aug 20 23:10:07 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> VPN connection > 'VPN-FEUP' (IP Config Get) complete. > Aug 20 23:10:07 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state > changed: 4 > Aug 20 23:10:07 luis-lpt nm-dispatcher.action: Script > '/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/01ifupdown' exited with error status > 1. > Aug 20 23:10:11 luis-lpt named[5910]: loading configuration from > '/etc/bind/named.conf' > Aug 20 23:10:11 luis-lpt named[5910]: listening on IPv4 interface > ppp0, yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy#53 > Aug 20 23:12:03 luis-lpt pptp[20180]: nm-pptp-service-20169 > log[pptp_handle_timer:pptp_ctrl.c:1049]: closing control connection > due to missing echo reply > Aug 20 23:12:03 luis-lpt pptp[20180]: nm-pptp-service-20169 > log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 12 > 'Call-Clear-Request' > Aug 20 23:12:03 luis-lpt pptp[20180]: nm-pptp-service-20169 > log[pptp_conn_close:pptp_ctrl.c:430]: Closing PPTP connection > Aug 20 23:12:03 luis-lpt pptp[20180]: nm-pptp-service-20169 > log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 3 > 'Stop-Control-Connection-Request' > Aug 20 23:12:03 luis-lpt pptp[20180]: nm-pptp-service-20169 > log[call_callback:pptp_callmgr.c:78]: Closing connection (call state) > Aug 20 23:12:04 luis-lpt named[5910]: loading configuration from > '/etc/bind/named.conf' > Aug 20 23:12:04 luis-lpt named[5910]: no longer listening on > yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy#53 > Aug 20 23:12:04 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state > changed: 6 > Aug 20 23:12:04 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <WARN> > connection_state_changed(): Could not process the request because no > VPN connection was active. > Aug 20 23:12:04 luis-lpt NetworkManager: > nm_system_device_flush_ip4_routes_with_iface: assertion `iface_idx >= > 0' failed > Aug 20 23:12:04 luis-lpt NetworkManager: > nm_system_device_flush_ip4_addresses_with_iface: assertion `iface_idx > >= 0' failed > Aug 20 23:12:04 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_spawn_process(): > could not spawn process '/usr/sbin/nscd -i hosts': Failed to execute > child process "/usr/sbin/nscd" (No such file or directory) > Aug 20 23:12:04 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_spawn_process(): > could not spawn process '/usr/sbin/nscd -i hosts': Failed to execute > child process "/usr/sbin/nscd" (No such file or directory) > Aug 20 23:12:04 luis-lpt avahi-daemon[6072]: Withdrawing address > record for xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx on wlan0. > Aug 20 23:12:04 luis-lpt avahi-daemon[6072]: Leaving mDNS multicast > group on interface wlan0.IPv4 with address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. > Aug 20 23:12:04 luis-lpt avahi-daemon[6072]: Interface wlan0.IPv4 no > longer relevant for mDNS. > Aug 20 23:12:04 luis-lpt avahi-daemon[6072]: Joining mDNS multicast > group on interface wlan0.IPv4 with address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. > Aug 20 23:12:04 luis-lpt avahi-daemon[6072]: New relevant interface > wlan0.IPv4 for mDNS. > Aug 20 23:12:04 luis-lpt avahi-daemon[6072]: Registering new address > record for xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx on wlan0.IPv4. > Aug 20 23:12:05 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_spawn_process(): > could not spawn process '/usr/sbin/nscd -i hosts': Failed to execute > child process "/usr/sbin/nscd" (No such file or directory) > Aug 20 23:12:05 luis-lpt NetworkManager: <info> Policy set (wlan0) as > default device for routing and DNS. > Aug 20 23:12:05 luis-lpt nm-dispatcher.action: Script > '/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/01ifupdown' exited with error status > 1. > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > That's all for now! > Thanks and keep up the good work > Luís Silva > > On Wed, 2008-08-20 at 19:16 +0200, Alexander Sack wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 12:00:23PM -0400, Dan Williams wrote: > > > On Wed, 2008-08-20 at 16:09 +0200, Bjorge Solli wrote: > > > > Dan Williams wrote: > > > > > And committed to SVN trunk. Try it out, file bugs, send email to the > > > > > list whne stuff doesn't work. I tested briefly against a Windows 2000 > > > > > Server install and it seemed to go OK. > > > > > > > > I'm interested in trying this. I'm using Fedora 8 and standard NM. Do I > > > > need to compile a newer version to use pptp? > > > > > > Test builds have been built in koji for F8 for a while, but koji is down > > > at the moment due to the ongoing Fedora infrastructure issues. It'll > > > come out as an update to F8. If you'd like to compile yourself, I can > > > send you the SRPMs that I uploaded to the Fedora buildsystem until koji > > > comes back online. > > > > > > FWIW, for ubuntu test packages are available in intrepid. The vpn > > packages are based on a snapshot taken on 18th Aug. > > > > In case you are running hardy you can get them together with > > various other NM 0.7 related bits from the network-manager team PPA: > > > > http://launchpad.net/~network-manager/+archive > > > > > > p.s. I have no environment to test pptp, so feedback highly > > appreciated. > > > > - Alexander > > > > _______________________________________________ > > NetworkManager-list mailing list > > NetworkManager-list gnome org > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list > > > _______________________________________________ > NetworkManager-list mailing list > NetworkManager-list gnome org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list
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