Hello,
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Oliver Ruebenacker <curoli@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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!
Solved it. I had forgotten to turn on encryption. Now it connects.
Take care
Oliver
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