Re: nm-vpn over ppp?

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Fri, 2009-06-05 at 13:07 +0200, zuse gmx at wrote:
> I found the menu-item in nm-applet after reboot. Not able to establish a 
> connection till now, but I'm keep trying. Perhaps I will also update to 
> the newest version.

0.7.1 would help, but also make sure you are entering an APN and
possibly username and password, even those are just "guest"/"guest".
Also running NM like:

NM_SERIAL_DEBUG=1 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon

will give more information about what could be going wrong.

Dan


> thanks für help!
> chris
> 
> Dan Williams wrote:
> > On Thu, 2009-06-04 at 08:52 +0200, zuse gmx at wrote:
> >   
> >> ah ok. I found my ppp0 in the network-settings and configured it. how 
> >> can I tell it to dial?
> >>
> >> my ppp is in case of not in office and it is over my handy (appears as a 
> >> usb-modem /dev/ttyACM0).
> >>     
> >
> > If it's a 3G/mobile broadband connection, it needs to be recognized by
> > NM.  In NM 0.7, that should already work.  What exact model of phone is
> > your handy?  You can add a GSM connection in the connection editor, and
> > then things should work as normal.  The phone will show up in the menu,
> > and you can select it and NM will connect.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >
> >   
> >> regards
> >> chris
> >>
> >>
> >> Dan Williams wrote:
> >>     
> >>> On Wed, 2009-06-03 at 19:37 +0200, zuse gmx at wrote:
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >>>> hi!
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm using gnome-ppp 0.6.6 (that controls wvdial 1.60 I think).
> >>>> Then pppd 2.4.4 is started and a ppp0 appears in my network-interfaces-list.
> >>>> I'm sure it is not a network problem, because all my internettraffic is 
> >>>> ok over ppp.
> >>>> I rather think nm-applet will not let me activate a vpn-connection in 
> >>>> case of none active ethX.
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>> Right, you're not letting NM handle the primary network connection.
> >>> What type of connection is it, 3G, or old 56k dialup?
> >>>
> >>> Dan
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >>>> ??
> >>>>
> >>>> thanks for help!
> >>>> chris
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Dan Williams wrote:
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>>>> On Wed, 2009-06-03 at 07:56 +0200, zuse gmx at wrote:
> >>>>>   
> >>>>>       
> >>>>>           
> >>>>>> hi!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> i use debian 4 with 2.6.28 and nm-applet 0.6.6.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> i have a problem in using network-manager-vpn with my (in case of not at 
> >>>>>> home) gsm-connection.
> >>>>>> i establish it with gnome-ppp which works fine.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> after it a ppp0 device appears. all internet over gsm is fine (mail, 
> >>>>>> browser, ping, ...) and my eth0 is down (no wonder).
> >>>>>> put i can not establish a vpn connection if in gsm-mode. all configures 
> >>>>>> vpn-peers are deactivated in nm-applet. if have lan or wlan they are ok.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> what can i do? i think the nm doesnt check my ppp or?
> >>>>>>     
> >>>>>>         
> >>>>>>             
> >>>>> What PPP plugin are you using?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Dan
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>   
> >>>>>       
> >>>>>           
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >
> >   
>