Hello, On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Oliver Ruebenacker <curoli@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello, > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Chris Smart <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Oliver Ruebenacker <curoli@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> How do I do that? >>> >>> On the other machine that I don't have access right now (which >>> happens to be a laptop), there is a NetworkManager icon in the upper >>> right corner, on the menu bar. Plus, there is a menu item to start or >>> setup PPTP (I think it was under Applications - Internet). None of >>> these are on this machine. >>> >> >> Hmm.. make sure that the NetworkManager service started and the >> network service stopped? You can use the Services tool to check. When >> you start it, the icon should appear.. > > Thanks, I stopped network and restarted NetworkManager, and the > NetworkManager icon came back. It even seems to have a simple way to > set up PPTP. > > Only: So far the connection always fails, and it does not give me > any details about what it tried to do and how it failed. So I can't > even tell whether it could not reach the server, or whether the > password was wrong, or whether something else was misconfigured. Is > there a way to get any such details from NetworkManager? I found the following messages in /var/log/messages. Does any one understand where the problem is? Thanks! Jan 4 15:18:47 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> Starting VPN service 'pptp'... Jan 4 15:18:47 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> VPN service 'pptp' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp), PID 13175 Jan 4 15:18:47 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> VPN service 'pptp' appeared; activating connections Jan 4 15:18:47 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 1 Jan 4 15:18:48 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 3 Jan 4 15:18:48 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> VPN connection 'CCAM' (Connect) reply received. Jan 4 15:18:48 zeus pppd[13177]: Warning: can't open options file /root/.ppprc: Permission denied Jan 4 15:18:48 zeus pppd[13177]: Plugin /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.5/nm-pptp-pppd-plugin.so loaded. Jan 4 15:18:48 zeus pppd[13177]: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0 Jan 4 15:18:48 zeus pppd[13177]: Using interface ppp0 Jan 4 15:18:48 zeus pppd[13177]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2 Jan 4 15:18:48 zeus pptp[13179]: nm-pptp-service-13175 log[main:pptp.c:314]: The synchronous pptp option is NOT activated Jan 4 15:18:48 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:254]: Sent control packet type is 1 'Start-Control-Connection-Request' Jan 4 15:18:49 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:754]: Received Start Control Connection Reply Jan 4 15:18:49 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:788]: Client connection established. Jan 4 15:18:49 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:254]: Sent control packet type is 7 'Outgoing-Call-Request' Jan 4 15:18:50 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:873]: Received Outgoing Call Reply. Jan 4 15:18:50 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:912]: Outgoing call established (call ID 0, peer's call ID 33415). Jan 4 15:18:50 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:966]: PPTP_SET_LINK_INFO received from peer_callid 35619 Jan 4 15:18:50 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:969]: send_accm is 00000000, recv_accm is FFFFFFFF Jan 4 15:18:50 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175 warn[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:972]: Non-zero Async Control Character Maps are not supported! Jan 4 15:18:50 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:966]: PPTP_SET_LINK_INFO received from peer_callid 35619 Jan 4 15:18:50 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:969]: send_accm is FFFFFFFF, recv_accm is FFFFFFFF Jan 4 15:18:50 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175 warn[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:972]: Non-zero Async Control Character Maps are not supported! Jan 4 15:18:50 zeus pppd[13177]: LCP terminated by peer (gM-@Dq^@<M-Mt^@^@^BM-3) Jan 4 15:18:50 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:927]: Received Call Clear Request. Jan 4 15:18:53 zeus pppd[13177]: Connection terminated. Jan 4 15:18:53 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: 1 Jan 4 15:18:53 zeus pptp[13179]: nm-pptp-service-13175 warn[decaps_hdlc:pptp_gre.c:204]: short read (-1): Input/output error Jan 4 15:18:53 zeus pppd[13177]: Modem hangup Jan 4 15:18:53 zeus pptp[13179]: nm-pptp-service-13175 warn[decaps_hdlc:pptp_gre.c:216]: pppd may have shutdown, see pppd log Jan 4 15:18:53 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175 log[callmgr_main:pptp_callmgr.c:235]: Closing connection (unhandled) Jan 4 15:18:53 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:254]: Sent control packet type is 12 'Call-Clear-Request' Jan 4 15:18:53 zeus pptp[13185]: nm-pptp-service-13175 log[call_callback:pptp_callmgr.c:79]: Closing connection (call state) Jan 4 15:18:53 zeus pppd[13177]: Exit. Jan 4 15:18:53 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: 1 Jan 4 15:18:53 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: 1 Jan 4 15:18:53 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 6 Jan 4 15:18:53 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> VPN plugin state change reason: 0 Jan 4 15:18:53 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <warn> error disconnecting VPN: Could not process the request because no VPN connection was active. Jan 4 15:18:53 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> Policy set 'System eth0' (eth0) as default for IPv4 routing and DNS. Jan 4 15:18:59 zeus NetworkManager[12421]: <info> VPN service 'pptp' disappeared Take care Oliver -- Oliver Ruebenacker, Computational Cell Biologist Systems Biology Linker at Virtual Cell (http://vcell.org/sybil) Turning Knowledge Data into Models Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling http://www.oliver.curiousworld.org -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines