How Do I Get NetworkManager to Use Parameters Not in GUI Config (e.g., "Application version")

[Jamie Jackson <myspamb8 gmail com>]

Hi Folks,

My end goal is to be able to connect NetworkManager to my corporate VPN.

First things first:

If I convert the PCF to vpnc format (pcf2vpnc myprofile.pcf
myprofile.vpnc), I can't connect with the CLI vpnc client. However,
after some research and trial-and-error, I found that if I added a
couple more parameters, I *can* successfully connect using the CLI
vpnc:

sudo vpnc ./pcf2vpncGeneratedConfig.vpnc --local-port 0
--application-version "Cisco Systems VPN Client 0.3:WinNT"

How do I get NetworkManager to use these extra parameters?

I'm not a C developer, but I see some references in code (end of
email), which would suggest that at least the "Application version"
vpnc key is supported *somehow,* but I don't know what to do to make
this kind of thing happen.

BTW, although I'm looking at code, the ideal solution would involve
some runtime solution that would allow me to continue to use Ubuntu
repo packages.

Also, please note that I'm using NetworkManager Applet 0.7.1, which is
not the stock version--I got the upgrade through the NM Ubuntu PPA
repository. (I believe the *current* version in Jaunty is 0.7.1.)

Please help me get this sorted.

(Also, big thanks to Dan Williams and Brian Millett, who have helped
me get this far.)

Thanks,
Jamie

P.S. I tried this: "NM_VPNC_KEY_APP_VERSION="Cisco Systems VPN Client
0.3:WinNT" nm-applet" from the CLI, but it didn't connect. This could
be because this is a completely misguided attempt (I don't know what
I'm doing), or it could be because I'm still missing the equivalent
"--local-port 0" parameter.

./src/nm-vpnc-service.h:#define NM_VPNC_KEY_APP_VERSION "Application Version"
./src/nm-vpnc-service.c:	{ NM_VPNC_KEY_APP_VERSION,
G_TYPE_STRING, 0, 0 },
./properties/tests/test-import-export.c:	{ NM_VPNC_KEY_APP_VERSION,
       NULL },