***IMPORTANT EDIT: sorry for the post title, i was completely wrong. I AM NOT CONNECTED TO THE VPN AT ALL.
Hi, i'm new to linux and i have installed network-manager-kde and network-manager-pptp. I created two connections, a wired connection and a vpn connection. Neither did work at first but i uninstalled Wicd network manager and cleared interfaces file and then the wired connection started working. But my vpn connection still does'nt work.
ifconfig:
Code:
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:18:f3:f4:1c:e0
inet addr:192.168.1.3 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::218:f3ff:fef4:1ce0/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:9410 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:10251 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:6600342 (6.6 MB) TX bytes:1436789 (1.4 MB)
Interrupt:43
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:301 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:301 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:20993 (20.9 KB) TX bytes:20993 (20.9 KB)
logs after connecting:
Code:
Feb 9 23:53:42 bt NetworkManager: <info> Starting VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp'...
Feb 9 23:53:42 bt NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp), PID 2163
Feb 9 23:53:42 bt NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' just appeared, activating connections
Feb 9 23:53:42 bt NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 3
Feb 9 23:53:42 bt NetworkManager: <info> VPN connection 'VPNMakers' (Connect) reply received.
Feb 9 23:53:42 bt NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/ppp0, iface: ppp0)
Feb 9 23:53:42 bt NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: device added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/ppp0, iface: ppp0): no ifupdown configuration found.
Feb 9 23:53:43 bt pptp[2166]: nm-pptp-service-2163 log[main:pptp.c:314]: The synchronous pptp option is NOT activated
Feb 9 23:53:44 bt pptp[2175]: nm-pptp-service-2163 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 1 'Start-Control-Connection-Request'
Feb 9 23:53:44 bt pptp[2175]: nm-pptp-service-2163 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:739]: Received Start Control Connection Reply
Feb 9 23:53:44 bt pptp[2175]: nm-pptp-service-2163 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:773]: Client connection established.
Feb 9 23:53:45 bt pptp[2175]: nm-pptp-service-2163 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 7 'Outgoing-Call-Request'
Feb 9 23:53:45 bt pptp[2175]: nm-pptp-service-2163 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:858]: Received Outgoing Call Reply.
Feb 9 23:53:45 bt pptp[2175]: nm-pptp-service-2163 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:897]: Outgoing call established (call ID 0, peer's call ID 3890).
Feb 9 23:53:47 bt pptp[2175]: nm-pptp-service-2163 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:950]: PPTP_SET_LINK_INFO received from peer_callid 60990
Feb 9 23:53:47 bt pptp[2175]: nm-pptp-service-2163 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:953]: send_accm is 00000000, recv_accm is FFFFFFFF
Feb 9 23:53:47 bt pptp[2175]: nm-pptp-service-2163 warn[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:956]: Non-zero Async Control Character Maps are not supported!
Feb 9 23:53:47 bt pptp[2175]: nm-pptp-service-2163 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:950]: PPTP_SET_LINK_INFO received from peer_callid 60990
Feb 9 23:53:47 bt pptp[2175]: nm-pptp-service-2163 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:953]: send_accm is FFFFFFFF, recv_accm is FFFFFFFF
Feb 9 23:53:47 bt pptp[2175]: nm-pptp-service-2163 warn[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:956]: Non-zero Async Control Character Maps are not supported!
Feb 9 23:53:47 bt pptp[2175]: nm-pptp-service-2163 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:912]: Received Call Clear Request.
Feb 9 23:53:50 bt NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices removed (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/ppp0, iface: ppp0)
Feb 9 23:53:50 bt NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin failed: 1
Feb 9 23:53:50 bt pptp[2166]: nm-pptp-service-2163 warn[decaps_hdlc:pptp_gre.c:204]: short read (-1): Input/output error
Feb 9 23:53:50 bt pptp[2166]: nm-pptp-service-2163 warn[decaps_hdlc:pptp_gre.c:216]: pppd may have shutdown, see pppd log
Feb 9 23:53:50 bt pptp[2175]: nm-pptp-service-2163 log[callmgr_main:pptp_callmgr.c:234]: Closing connection (unhandled)
Feb 9 23:53:50 bt pptp[2175]: nm-pptp-service-2163 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 12 'Call-Clear-Request'
Feb 9 23:53:50 bt pptp[2175]: nm-pptp-service-2163 log[call_callback:pptp_callmgr.c:79]: Closing connection (call state)
Feb 9 23:53:50 bt NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin failed: 1
Feb 9 23:53:50 bt NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin failed: 1
Feb 9 23:53:50 bt NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 6
Feb 9 23:53:50 bt NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state change reason: 0
Feb 9 23:53:50 bt NetworkManager: <WARN> connection_state_changed(): Could not process the request because no VPN connection was active.
Feb 9 23:53:50 bt NetworkManager: <info> Policy set 'shit' (eth0) as default for routing and DNS.
Feb 9 23:54:03 bt NetworkManager: <debug> [1360441443.002638] ensure_killed(): waiting for vpn service pid 2163 to exit
Feb 9 23:54:03 bt NetworkManager: <debug> [1360441443.002776] ensure_killed(): vpn service pid 2163 cleaned up
I am using backtrack5 R3 KDE - i asked it in askubuntu.com first, they said ask it in backtrack forums. I posted my question there but it seems they delete it. so i asked here.