On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 11:39 AM, Paul Smith <phhs80@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I was able to connect to a vpn server (PPTP) with no difficulties. But > now, I get always the following message: > > "VPN connection failed because service stopped". > > From a MS Windows machine, I can connect to the referred vpn server. > > Could someone please help me? The following log may help you: ---------------------- Sep 06 11:59:43 xhost NetworkManager[950]: <info> [1473159583.3844] keyfile: update /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/VPN connection 1 (0e94b8ac-975a-4785-a149-51ad3ad34b87,"VPN connection 1") Sep 06 11:59:43 xhost NetworkManager[950]: <info> [1473159583.3852] audit: op="connection-update" uuid="0e94b8ac-975a-4785-a149-51ad3ad34b87" name="VPN connection 1" pid=8058 uid=1000 result="success" Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost NetworkManager[950]: <info> [1473159594.4335] audit: op="connection-activate" uuid="0e94b8ac-975a-4785-a149-51ad3ad34b87" name="VPN connection 1" pid=1506 uid=1000 result="success" Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost NetworkManager[950]: <info> [1473159594.4390] vpn-connection[0x5597291e93e0,0e94b8ac-975a-4785-a149-51ad3ad34b87,"VPN connection 1",0]: Started the VPN service, PID 8123 Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost NetworkManager[950]: <info> [1473159594.4491] vpn-connection[0x5597291e93e0,0e94b8ac-975a-4785-a149-51ad3ad34b87,"VPN connection 1",0]: Saw the service appear; activating connection Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost NetworkManager[950]: <info> [1473159594.5561] vpn-connection[0x5597291e93e0,0e94b8ac-975a-4785-a149-51ad3ad34b87,"VPN connection 1",0]: VPN connection: (ConnectInteractive) reply received Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost NetworkManager[950]: ** Message: pppd started with pid 8135 Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost NetworkManager[950]: <info> [1473159594.5806] vpn-connection[0x5597291e93e0,0e94b8ac-975a-4785-a149-51ad3ad34b87,"VPN connection 1",0]: VPN plugin: state changed: starting (3) Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost NetworkManager[950]: <info> [1473159594.6008] manager: (ppp0): new Generic device (/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/12) Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost NetworkManager[950]: Plugin /usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.7/nm-pptp-pppd-plugin.so loaded. Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost NetworkManager[950]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (plugin_init): initializing Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost NetworkManager[950]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 3 / phase 'serial connection' Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost NetworkManager[950]: Using interface ppp0 Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost NetworkManager[950]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/4 Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost NetworkManager[950]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 5 / phase 'establish' Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost pppd[8135]: Plugin /usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.7/nm-pptp-pppd-plugin.so loaded. Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost pppd[8135]: pppd 2.4.7 started by root, uid 0 Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost pptp[8138]: nm-pptp-service-8123 log[main:pptp.c:333]: The synchronous pptp option is NOT activated Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost pppd[8135]: Using interface ppp0 Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost pppd[8135]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/4 Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost pptp[8149]: nm-pptp-service-8123 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:258]: Sent control packet type is 1 'Start-Control-Connection-Request' Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost pptp[8149]: nm-pptp-service-8123 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:758]: Received Start Control Connection Reply Sep 06 11:59:54 xhost pptp[8149]: nm-pptp-service-8123 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:792]: Client connection established. Sep 06 11:59:55 xhost pptp[8149]: nm-pptp-service-8123 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:258]: Sent control packet type is 7 'Outgoing-Call-Request' Sep 06 11:59:55 xhost pptp[8149]: nm-pptp-service-8123 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:877]: Received Outgoing Call Reply. Sep 06 11:59:55 xhost pptp[8149]: nm-pptp-service-8123 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:916]: Outgoing call established (call ID 0, peer's call ID 18073). Sep 06 12:00:25 xhost pppd[8135]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests Sep 06 12:00:25 xhost NetworkManager[950]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests Sep 06 12:00:25 xhost NetworkManager[950]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 11 / phase 'disconnect' Sep 06 12:00:25 xhost NetworkManager[950]: Connection terminated. Sep 06 12:00:25 xhost pppd[8135]: Connection terminated. Sep 06 12:00:25 xhost NetworkManager[950]: <error> [1473159625.6347] platform-linux: do-change-link[13]: failure changing link: failure 19 (No such device) Sep 06 12:00:25 xhost NetworkManager[950]: ** Message: Terminated ppp daemon with PID 8135. Sep 06 12:00:25 xhost NetworkManager[950]: <warn> [1473159625.6349] device (ppp0): failed to disable userspace IPv6LL address handling Sep 06 12:00:25 xhost NetworkManager[950]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (nm_phasechange): status 1 / phase 'dead' Sep 06 12:00:25 xhost NetworkManager[950]: Terminating on signal 15 Sep 06 12:00:25 xhost NetworkManager[950]: Modem hangup Sep 06 12:00:25 xhost NetworkManager[950]: ** Message: nm-pptp-ppp-plugin: (nm_exit_notify): cleaning up Sep 06 12:00:25 xhost NetworkManager[950]: <info> [1473159625.6413] vpn-connection[0x5597291e93e0,0e94b8ac-975a-4785-a149-51ad3ad34b87,"VPN connection 1",0]: VPN service disappeared ---------------------- Paul -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? 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