Re: [tlug] VPN problem after Inteprid upgrade

["Johan Berntsson" <johan@example.com>]

On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Scott Robbins <scottro@example.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 01, 2008 at 02:41:46PM +0900, Johan Berntsson wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I upgraded my Ubuntu machine to 8.10, and everything works well except
>> for VPN. I had a working connection in 8.04, but the settings were
>> gone, and the GUI has changed. I added a new connection with the same
>> data as before, but when I try to connect I get this mysterious error:
>> "VPN failed because there was no valid VPN secret". Google doesn't
>> give me useful information, so I wonder if it makes sense to anyone on
>> this list. Any ideas on what the cause is and how to fix it?
>
> You'd have to be a bit more specific.  What kind of VPN?  I use a Cisco
> VPN with the stock vpnc, and had no problems after an upgrade.

Sure, I used the pptp driver. One difference from before is that I
previously had to unselect "Exclusive device access", but that option
has dissappeared from the network manager applet in 8.10.

> Is it possible that there was an upgrade to vpnc that overwrote your
> original /etc/vpnc/default.conf file?

Good idea. I still have a 8.04 machine running, and will try to get
VPN working there. Then I will compare the config files in /etc. If it
still doesn't work I will probably check if it works with the live CD,
and then reinstall from scratch instead of upgrading.

Cheers,
Johan