pptp vpn problem starts after gutsy upgrade
I have been successfully using network manager with a msft vpn at work for 6 or so months. Speed and reliability was consistent and good. After upgrading to Gutsy (gnome, no X or K), the connection works, but is very flaky. It prompts me to reenter my password a lot (even though I choose to save it in my keyring). When it does connect, it is only good for one app. THe seconf app that uses the tunnel will fail.
For example, i start the vpn connection, then ssh to a server at work. It works, and will stay connected for as long as I need it.
5 minutes after starting connection 1, I try to ssh or telnet to another (or the same server), that connection will say connection is refused. 1st conenction does not end, just cannot initiate a second terminal session.
This did not occur with this laptop and network under feisty. Ive looked in /var/log/daemon log, and the following output was noted.
Nov 2 20:49:13 e1505 pptp[7076]: anon log[ctrlp_
Nov 2 20:49:13 e1505 pptp[7076]: anon warn[ctrlp_
Nov 2 20:49:14 e1505 pptp[7074]: anon log[decaps_
Nov 2 20:49:18 e1505 NetworkManager: <info> VPN Activation (COMMERCE) Stage 4 of 4 (IP Config Get) reply received.
Nov 2 20:49:19 e1505 NetworkManager: <info> Clearing nscd hosts cache.
Nov 2 20:49:19 e1505 NetworkManager: <WARN> nm_spawn_process(): nm_spawn_
Nov 2 20:49:19 e1505 NetworkManager: <info> VPN Activation (COMMERCE) Stage 4 of 4 (IP Config Get) complete.
Nov 2 20:49:19 e1505 NetworkManager: <info> VPN Activation (COMMERCE) successful.
Nov 2 20:49:19 e1505 NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedeskto
Nov 2 20:49:19 e1505 NetworkManager: <debug> [1194050959.227911] nm_dbus_
Nov 2 20:49:24 e1505 dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth1 to 192.168.0.100 port 67
Nov 2 20:49:24 e1505 dhclient: DHCPACK from 192.168.0.100
Nov 2 20:49:24 e1505 NetworkManager: <info> DHCP daemon state is now 3 (renew)
Note the nscd error and the pid 7074 and 7076 pptp errors. Is nscd needed for proper nm vpn funtionality? Did it work differently in feisty?
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