Re: nm-applet / vpnc / pptp / openvpn

[SpaceCake <spacecakex gmail com>]

I think all the required components installed

[I] net-dialup/pptpclient
     Available versions:  1.7.1-r1!t 1.7.2-r1!t {tk}
     Installed versions:  1.7.2-r1!t(22.05.15 2009-10-12)(tk)
     Homepage:            http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/
     Description:         Linux client for PPTP

I] net-misc/vpnc
     Available versions:  0.5.3 ~0.5.3_p449 {bindist hybrid-auth resolvconf}
     Installed versions:  0.5.3(01.26.42 2009-10-10)(hybrid-auth resolvconf -bindist)
     Homepage:            http://www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/~massar/vpnc/
     Description:         Free client for Cisco VPN routing software

My "distro" is Gentoo

Thanks
L:

2009/11/18 Trey Nolen <support internetpro net>

It looks like you have the applets, but do you have the underlying programs that provide those features?

For instance, for the nm-pptp applet to work, you need pptp to be installed.  In Debian and Ubuntu that packages is called pptp-linux. You didn't mention your distro, but I'm assuming it is not one of those two since they would have automatically installed the prerequisites.

Similarly, there is a package called vpnc that is needed to make the nm-vpnc work and openvpn has to be installed for Network Manager to be able to control openvpn connections.

Trey Nolen



Geronimo Wheeler wrote:

Hi,

I've succesfullly installed Networkmanager and nm-applet with all the plugins under Gnome / Kde-4-3 using the instructions can be found at gentoo-wiki. It is working perfectly for wired and wireless LAN but not for any VPN (this part of the applet is grey

I was searching the archive and googled this thing but I cannot find a solution, so I decided to ask you :)

I suppose this is some problem with the dbus registration of the plugins, but I'm not sure

This is my versions

[I] sys-apps/dbus
     Available versions:  1.2.3-r1 ~1.2.12 ~1.3.0 ~1.3.0-r1 {X debug doc selinux test}
     Installed versions:  1.2.3-r1(16.09.48 2009-11-17)(X -debug -doc -selinux)

[I] net-misc/networkmanager
     Available versions:  *0.6.5_p20070823 0.6.6 ~0.7.1-r3 0.7.1-r6 ~0.7.1_p20090824 [M]**0.8.0_pre20090824 [M]**0.8.0_pre20091105 {avahi bluetooth connection-sharing crypt debug dhclient dhcpcd doc gnome gnutls nss resolvconf}
     Installed versions:  0.7.1-r6(18.16.04 2009-10-19)(gnutls resolvconf -avahi -connection-sharing -dhclient -dhcpcd -doc -nss)
     Homepage:            http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/
     Description:         Network configuration and management in an easy way. Desktop environment independent.

[D] net-misc/networkmanager-openvpn
     Available versions:  ~0.3.2_p20070621 ~0.7.1-r1 {crypt debug doc gnome}
     Installed versions:  0.7.1-r1(16.02.50 2009-11-17)(-gnome)
     Homepage:            http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/
     Description:         NetworkManager OpenVPN plugin.

[D] net-misc/networkmanager-pptp
     Available versions:  ~0.1.0_p20070726 ~0.7.0 ~0.7.1 {crypt debug doc gnome}
     Installed versions:  0.7.1(16.03.03 2009-11-17)(-gnome)
     Homepage:            http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/
     Description:         NetworkManager PPTP plugin.

[D] net-misc/networkmanager-vpnc
     Available versions:  ~0.6.4_p20070621 ~0.7.0 ~0.7.1 {crypt debug doc gnome}
     Installed versions:  0.7.1(16.03.15 2009-11-17)(-gnome)
     Homepage:            http://www.gnome.org/projects/NetworkManager/
     Description:         NetworkManager VPNC plugin.

Do you have any idea?

Thank you
L:

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