ip-config -> failed (reason 'ip-config-unavailable')

From: Ali Nematollahi <alirezan1 gmail com>
To: networkmanager-list gnome org
Subject: ip-config -> failed (reason 'ip-config-unavailable')
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 14:58:23 -0700

Hi guys

When NM attempts to establish a connection (GSM modem via PPP), it complains about ip-config-unavailable. I tried to search on the internet and many people seem to have this issue but no real solution was proposed.

Here is the message:

(NetworkManager:5017): NetworkManager-WARNING **: <warn> glib-version: cannot handle SIGUSR1 and SIGUSR2 signals. Consider upgrading glib to 2.36.0 or newer

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> NetworkManager (version 1.0.10) is starting...

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Read config: /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> init!

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> update_system_hostname

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> interface-parser: parsing file /etc/network/interfaces

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> interface-parser: finished parsing file /etc/network/interfaces

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> guessed connection type (eth0) = 802-3-ethernet

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> update_connection_setting_from_if_block: name:eth0, type:802-3-ethernet, id:Ifupdown (eth0), uuid: 681b428f-beaf-8932-dce4-687ed5bae28e

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> adding eth0 to connections

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> adding iface eth0 to eni_ifaces

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> autoconnect

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> management mode: managed

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> devices added (path: /sys/devices/ocp.2/481cc000.d_can/net/can0, iface: can0)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> device added (path: /sys/devices/ocp.2/481cc000.d_can/net/can0, iface: can0): no ifupdown configuration found.

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> devices added (path: /sys/devices/ocp.2/481d0000.d_can/net/can1, iface: can1)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> device added (path: /sys/devices/ocp.2/481d0000.d_can/net/can1, iface: can1): no ifupdown configuration found.

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> devices added (path: /sys/devices/ocp.2/4a100000.ethernet/net/eth0, iface: eth0)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> locking wired connection setting

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> devices added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/lo, iface: lo)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> device added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/lo, iface: lo): no ifupdown configuration found.

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> end _init.

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Loaded settings plugin ifupdown: (C) 2008 Canonical Ltd. To report bugs please use the NetworkManager mailing list. (/usr/lib/NetworkManager/libnm-settings-plugin-ifupdown.so)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (1413168) ... get_connections.

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (1413168) connections count: 1

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> keyfile: new connection /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ali (6722c567-6c10-40e7-87ed-2ad5364c8c07,"ali")

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> monitoring kernel firmware directory '/lib/firmware'.

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Loaded device plugin: NMVxlanFactory (internal)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Loaded device plugin: NMVlanFactory (internal)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Loaded device plugin: NMVethFactory (internal)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Loaded device plugin: NMTunFactory (internal)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Loaded device plugin: NMMacvlanFactory (internal)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Loaded device plugin: NMInfinibandFactory (internal)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Loaded device plugin: NMGreFactory (internal)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Loaded device plugin: NMEthernetFactory (internal)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Loaded device plugin: NMBridgeFactory (internal)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Loaded device plugin: NMBondFactory (internal)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Loaded device plugin: NMWifiFactory (/usr/lib/NetworkManager/libnm-device-plugin-wifi.so)

NetworkManager[5017]: <warn> (/libnm-device-plugin-bluetooth.so): failed to load plugin: /usr/lib/NetworkManager/libnm-device-plugin-bluetooth.so: undefined symbol: g_clear_pointer

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Loaded device plugin: NMWwanFactory (/usr/lib/NetworkManager/libnm-device-plugin-wwan.so)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Loaded device plugin: NMAtmManager (/usr/lib/NetworkManager/libnm-device-plugin-adsl.so)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> WiFi enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> WiMAX enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Networking is enabled by state file

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (eth0): link connected

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (eth0): new Ethernet device (carrier: ON, driver: 'cpsw', ifindex: 4)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> keyfile: add connection in-memory (5016cd83-66d5-41eb-951c-6fa4f071c58f,"eth0")

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (eth0): device state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'connection-assumed') [10 20 41]

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (eth0): device state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'connection-assumed') [20 30 41]

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (eth0): Activation: starting connection 'eth0' (5016cd83-66d5-41eb-951c-6fa4f071c58f)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (lo): link connected

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (lo): new Generic device (carrier: ON, driver: 'unknown', ifindex: 1)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (can0): new Generic device (carrier: UNKNOWN, driver: 'c_can_platform', ifindex: 2)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (can1): new Generic device (carrier: UNKNOWN, driver: 'c_can_platform', ifindex: 3)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> startup complete

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (eth0): device state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none') [30 40 0]

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Policy set 'eth0' (eth0) as default for IPv4 routing and DNS.

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (eth0): device state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0]

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (eth0): device state change: config -> ip-config (reason 'none') [50 70 0]

NetworkManager[5017]: <warn> (eth0): arping could not be found; no ARPs will be sent

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (eth0): device state change: ip-config -> ip-check (reason 'none') [70 80 0]

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (eth0): device state change: ip-check -> secondaries (reason 'none') [80 90 0]

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (eth0): device state change: secondaries -> activated (reason 'none') [90 100 0]

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> NetworkManager state is now CONNECTED_GLOBAL

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> NetworkManager state is now CONNECTED_SITE

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> NetworkManager state is now CONNECTED_GLOBAL

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (eth0): Activation: successful, device activated.

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> ModemManager available in the bus

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): new Broadband device (carrier: UNKNOWN, driver: 'option1', ifindex: 0)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): device state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2]

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): modem state 'registered'

NetworkManager[5017]: <warn> (2) failed to call dispatcher scripts: (dbus-glib-error-quark:2) The name org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher was not provided by any .service files

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): device state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'none') [20 30 0]

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Auto-activating connection 'ali'.

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): Activation: starting connection 'ali' (6722c567-6c10-40e7-87ed-2ad5364c8c07)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): device state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none') [30 40 0]

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): modem state changed, 'registered' --> 'connecting' (reason: user-requested)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): modem state changed, 'connecting' --> 'connected' (reason: user-requested)

NetworkManager[5017]: <warn> (ttyUSB2): failed to look up interface index

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): device state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0]

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): device state change: config -> ip-config (reason 'none') [50 70 0]

NetworkManager[5017]: <warn> (ttyUSB2): interface ttyUSB3 not up for IP configuration

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): using modem-specified IP timeout: 20 seconds

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> starting PPP connection

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> pppd started with pid 5021

Plugin /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.5/nm-pppd-plugin.so loaded.

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: (plugin_init): initializing

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: no IPV6CP notifier support; IPv6 not available

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 3 / phase 'serial connection'

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ppp0): new Generic device (carrier: UNKNOWN, driver: 'unknown', ifindex: 174)Using interface ppp0

Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyUSB3

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 5 / phase 'establish'

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 6 / phase 'authenticate'

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> devices added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/ppp0, iface: ppp0)nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: (get_credentials): passwd-hook, requesting credentials...

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> device added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/ppp0, iface: ppp0): no ifupdown configuration found.

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: (get_credentials): got credentials from NetworkManager

CHAP authentication succeeded

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 8 / phase 'network'

NetworkManager[5017]: <warn> (eth0): arping could not be found; no ARPs will be sent

Modem hangup

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 5 / phase 'establish'

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 11 / phase 'disconnect'

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): device state change: ip-config -> failed (reason 'ip-config-unavailable') [70 120 5]

Connection terminated.

NetworkManager[5017]: <warn> (ttyUSB2): Activation: failed for connection 'ali'

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): modem state changed, 'connected' --> 'disconnecting' (reason: user-requested)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): device state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none') [120 30 0]

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> devices removed (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/ppp0, iface: ppp0)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> Auto-activating connection 'ali'.

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): Activation: starting connection 'ali' (6722c567-6c10-40e7-87ed-2ad5364c8c07)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): device state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none') [30 40 0]

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 1 / phase 'dead'

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: (nm_exit_notify): cleaning up

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): modem state changed, 'disconnecting' --> 'registered' (reason: user-requested)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): modem state changed, 'registered' --> 'connecting' (reason: user-requested)

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): modem state changed, 'connecting' --> 'connected' (reason: user-requested)

NetworkManager[5017]: <warn> (ttyUSB2): failed to look up interface index

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): device state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0]

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): device state change: config -> ip-config (reason 'none') [50 70 0]

NetworkManager[5017]: <warn> (ttyUSB2): interface ttyUSB3 not up for IP configuration

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ttyUSB2): using modem-specified IP timeout: 20 seconds

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> starting PPP connection

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> pppd started with pid 5032

Plugin /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.5/nm-pppd-plugin.so loaded.

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: (plugin_init): initializing

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: no IPV6CP notifier support; IPv6 not available

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 3 / phase 'serial connection'

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> (ppp0): new Generic device (carrier: UNKNOWN, driver: 'unknown', ifindex: 175)Using interface ppp0

Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyUSB3

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 5 / phase 'establish'

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 6 / phase 'authenticate'

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: (get_credentials): passwd-hook, requesting credentials...

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: (get_credentials): got credentials from NetworkManager

CHAP authentication succeeded

nm-pppd-plugin-Message: nm-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 8 / phase 'network'

NetworkManager[5017]: <info> devices added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/ppp0, iface: ppp0)