Bug 1040598

Summary: Unable to establish VPN connection on Fedora 20
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: yelley
Component: vpncAssignee: Christian Krause <chkr>
Status: CLOSED EOL QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority: unspecified    
Version: 20CC: apfbruce, chkr, daniel, dash, fschwarz, guillermo.gomez, jan.vesely, jklimes, jrieden, karsten, mrbriancollins, roland, rrivera, tmlcoch, tmraz, ylavi
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
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Last Closed: 2015-06-30 00:46:15 UTC Type: Bug
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Description yelley 2013-12-11 16:52:00 UTC
Description of problem:

I just upgraded to Fedora 20 (from F19) and I am no longer able to establish a VPN connection. Specifically, after I press "Connect" in Network Manager for my VPN, and after I enter my PIN+token, I get "Connection failed". Thinking it was a token card sync problem, I re-synced my token card, and I am able to use my token card successfully elsewhere (e.g. web site access), but not with VPN.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
NetworkManager-vpnc-gnome-0.9.8.2-2.fc20.x86_64
vpnc-0.5.3-19.svn457.fc20.x86_64
NetworkManager-vpnc-0.9.8.2-2.fc20.x86_64

How reproducible:
Every time

Steps to Reproduce:
1. In Network Manager, select VPN and press "Connect"
2. Enter PIN+token

Actual results:
Error message: "Connection failed. Activation of network connection failed"

Expected results:
No error message; establishment of VPN connection

Additional info:

Here are seemingly relevant contents of /var/log/messages
NetworkManager[529]: <info> Starting VPN service 'vpnc'...
NetworkManager[529]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc), PID 30383
NetworkManager[529]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc' appeared; activating connections
NetworkManager[529]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: starting (3)
NetworkManager: ** Message: vpnc started with pid 30392
NetworkManager[529]: <info> VPN connection 'VPN connection 1' (Connect) reply received.
NetworkManager[529]: <info> (tun0): carrier is OFF
NetworkManager[529]: <info> (tun0): new Tun device (driver: 'unknown' ifindex: 29)
NetworkManager[529]: <info> (tun0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/26
NetworkManager[529]: <info> (tun0): No existing connection detected.
dbus-daemon: dbus[448]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
dbus-daemon: dbus[448]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
dbus[448]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
dbus[448]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
NetworkManager: /usr/sbin/vpnc: no response from target
NetworkManager: ** (nm-vpnc-service:30383): WARNING **: vpnc exited with error code 1
avahi-daemon[426]: Withdrawing workstation service for tun0.
NetworkManager[529]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: 1
NetworkManager[529]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: stopped (6)
NetworkManager[529]: <info> VPN plugin state change reason: 0
NetworkManager[529]: <warn> error disconnecting VPN: Could not process the request because no VPN connection was active.
NetworkManager[529]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc' disappeared

Comment 1 Ronaldo Rivera 2014-01-07 22:38:20 UTC
Hi,

I have this exact same problem on my Lenovo T530. Relevant journalctl entries below:

Jan 08 09:25:26 rrt530 NetworkManager[1356]: <info> Starting VPN service 'vpnc'...
Jan 08 09:25:26 rrt530 NetworkManager[1356]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc), PID 3989
Jan 08 09:25:26 rrt530 NetworkManager[1356]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc' appeared; activating connections
Jan 08 09:25:36 rrt530 NetworkManager[1356]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: starting (3)
Jan 08 09:25:36 rrt530 NetworkManager[1356]: ** Message: vpnc started with pid 3997
Jan 08 09:25:36 rrt530 NetworkManager[1356]: <info> VPN connection 'Red Hat' (Connect) reply received.
Jan 08 09:25:36 rrt530 NetworkManager[1356]: <info> (tun0): carrier is OFF
Jan 08 09:25:36 rrt530 NetworkManager[1356]: <info> (tun0): new Tun device (driver: 'unknown' ifindex: 6)
Jan 08 09:25:36 rrt530 NetworkManager[1356]: <info> (tun0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/5
Jan 08 09:25:36 rrt530 NetworkManager[1356]: <info> (tun0): No existing connection detected.
Jan 08 09:25:51 rrt530 NetworkManager[1356]: /usr/sbin/vpnc: no response from target
Jan 08 09:25:51 rrt530 avahi-daemon[1140]: Withdrawing workstation service for tun0.
Jan 08 09:25:51 rrt530 gnome-session[2100]: Gjs-Message: JS LOG: Removing a network device that was not added
Jan 08 09:25:51 rrt530 NetworkManager[1356]: ** (nm-vpnc-service:3989): WARNING **: vpnc exited with error code 1
Jan 08 09:25:51 rrt530 NetworkManager[1356]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: 1
Jan 08 09:25:51 rrt530 NetworkManager[1356]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: stopped (6)
Jan 08 09:25:51 rrt530 NetworkManager[1356]: <info> VPN plugin state change reason: 0
Jan 08 09:25:51 rrt530 NetworkManager[1356]: <warn> error disconnecting VPN: Could not process the request because no VPN connection was active.
Jan 08 09:25:56 rrt530 NetworkManager[1356]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc' disappeared

I also sync'd my tokens (both soft token and the Gemalto hard token) and I am able to access Mojo and EBS, I'm also able to connect and login to VPN through my Nexus 5 and Macbook just not on the T530.

Comment 2 Daniel Germer 2014-01-27 22:46:13 UTC
I have similar problems, here is my /var/log/messages:

Jan 26 21:26:54 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> Starting VPN service 'vpnc'...
Jan 26 21:26:54 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc), PID 10379
Jan 26 21:26:54 username kernel: [42011.083844] tun: Universal TUN/TAP device driver, 1.6
Jan 26 21:26:54 username kernel: [42011.083847] tun: (C) 1999-2004 Max Krasnyansky <maxk>
Jan 26 21:26:54 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc' appeared; activating connections
Jan 26 21:26:54 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: starting (3)
Jan 26 21:26:54 username NetworkManager: ** Message: vpnc started with pid 10388
Jan 26 21:26:54 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN connection 'MY_UNIVERSITY' (Connect) reply received.
Jan 26 21:26:54 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> (tun0): carrier is OFF
Jan 26 21:26:54 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> (tun0): new Tun device (driver: 'unknown' ifindex: 3)
Jan 26 21:26:54 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> (tun0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2
Jan 26 21:26:54 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> (tun0): No existing connection detected.
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN connection 'MY_UNIVERSITY' (IP4 Config Get) reply received from old-style plugin.
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN Gateway: 134.93.178.196
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> Tunnel Device: tun0
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> IPv4 configuration:
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Internal Address: 134.93.38.61
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Internal Prefix: 24
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Internal Point-to-Point Address: 134.93.38.61
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Maximum Segment Size (MSS): 0
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Forbid Default Route: no
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Internal DNS: 134.93.8.13
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Internal DNS: 134.93.8.159
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   DNS Domain: '(none)'
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> No IPv6 configuration
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> (tun0): link connected
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN connection 'MY_UNIVERSITY' (IP Config Get) complete.
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: started (4)
Jan 26 21:26:56 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service'
Jan 26 21:26:56 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service'
Jan 26 21:26:56 username systemd: Starting Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
Jan 26 21:26:56 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher'
Jan 26 21:26:56 username dbus[625]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher'
Jan 26 21:26:56 username systemd: Started Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service.
Jan 26 21:26:56 username systemd: Stopping Sendmail Mail Transport Client...
Jan 26 21:26:56 username systemd: Stopping Sendmail Mail Transport Agent...
Jan 26 21:26:56 username systemd: Starting Sendmail Mail Transport Agent...
Jan 26 21:26:59 username nm-dispatcher.action: Script '/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/10-sendmail' took too long; killing it.
Jan 26 21:26:59 username NetworkManager[720]: <warn> Dispatcher script timed out: Script '/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/10-sendmail' timed out.
Jan 26 21:27:44 username systemd: Started Sendmail Mail Transport Agent.
Jan 26 21:27:44 username systemd: Starting Sendmail Mail Transport Client...
Jan 26 21:28:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:28:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:28:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:28:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:28:32 username systemd: Started Sendmail Mail Transport Client.
Jan 26 21:30:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:30:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:30:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:30:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:30:44 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:30:44 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:30:44 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:30:44 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:30:49 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.hostname1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.hostname1.service'
Jan 26 21:30:49 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.hostname1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.hostname1.service'
Jan 26 21:30:49 username systemd: Starting Hostname Service...
Jan 26 21:30:49 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.hostname1'
Jan 26 21:30:49 username dbus[625]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.hostname1'
Jan 26 21:30:49 username systemd: Started Hostname Service.
Jan 26 21:31:48 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service'
Jan 26 21:31:48 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service'
Jan 26 21:31:48 username systemd: Starting Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
Jan 26 21:31:48 username NetworkManager: ** Message: Terminated vpnc daemon with PID 10388.
Jan 26 21:31:48 username NetworkManager: vpnc[10388]: select: Interrupted system call
Jan 26 21:31:48 username NetworkManager: vpnc[10388]: terminated by signal: 15
Jan 26 21:31:48 username vpnc[10388]: select: Interrupted system call
Jan 26 21:31:48 username vpnc[10388]: terminated by signal: 15
Jan 26 21:31:48 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> (tun0): link disconnected
Jan 26 21:31:48 username avahi-daemon[621]: Withdrawing workstation service for tun0.
Jan 26 21:31:48 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher'
Jan 26 21:31:48 username dbus[625]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher'
Jan 26 21:31:48 username systemd: Started Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service.
Jan 26 21:31:48 username NetworkManager: VPNC started in foreground...
Jan 26 21:31:48 username systemd: Stopping Sendmail Mail Transport Client...
Jan 26 21:31:48 username systemd: Stopping Sendmail Mail Transport Agent...
Jan 26 21:31:48 username systemd: Starting Sendmail Mail Transport Agent...
Jan 26 21:31:48 username systemd: PID file /run/sendmail.pid not readable (yet?) after start.
Jan 26 21:31:48 username systemd: Started Sendmail Mail Transport Agent.
Jan 26 21:31:48 username systemd: Starting Sendmail Mail Transport Client...
Jan 26 21:31:48 username systemd: Started Sendmail Mail Transport Client.
Jan 26 21:31:54 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc' disappeared
Jan 26 21:31:54 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> Starting VPN service 'vpnc'...
Jan 26 21:31:54 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc), PID 10753
Jan 26 21:31:54 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc' appeared; activating connections
Jan 26 21:32:11 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: starting (3)
Jan 26 21:32:11 username NetworkManager: ** Message: vpnc started with pid 10763
Jan 26 21:32:11 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN connection 'MY_UNIVERSITY' (Connect) reply received.
Jan 26 21:32:11 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> (tun0): carrier is OFF
Jan 26 21:32:11 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> (tun0): new Tun device (driver: 'unknown' ifindex: 4)
Jan 26 21:32:11 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> (tun0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3
Jan 26 21:32:11 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> (tun0): No existing connection detected.
Jan 26 21:32:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:32:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:32:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:32:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:32:26 username NetworkManager: /usr/sbin/vpnc: no response from target
Jan 26 21:32:26 username avahi-daemon[621]: Withdrawing workstation service for tun0.
Jan 26 21:32:26 username NetworkManager: ** (nm-vpnc-service:10753): WARNING **: vpnc exited with error code 1
Jan 26 21:32:26 username NetworkManager[720]: <warn> VPN plugin failed: connect-failed (1)
Jan 26 21:32:26 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: stopped (6)
Jan 26 21:32:26 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN plugin state change reason: unknown (0)
Jan 26 21:32:26 username NetworkManager[720]: <warn> error disconnecting VPN: Could not process the request because no VPN connection was active.
Jan 26 21:32:32 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc' disappeared
Jan 26 21:34:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:34:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:34:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:34:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:36:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:36:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:36:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:36:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:38:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:38:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:38:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:38:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:40:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:40:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:40:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:40:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:42:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:42:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:42:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:42:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:44:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:44:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:44:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:44:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:46:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:46:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:46:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:46:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:47:20 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' unit='packagekit.service'
Jan 26 21:47:20 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' unit='packagekit.service'
Jan 26 21:47:20 username systemd: Starting PackageKit Daemon...
Jan 26 21:47:20 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit'
Jan 26 21:47:20 username dbus[625]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit'
Jan 26 21:47:20 username systemd: Started PackageKit Daemon.
Jan 26 21:48:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:48:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:48:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:48:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:50:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:50:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:50:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:50:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:52:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:52:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:52:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:52:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:54:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:54:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:54:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:54:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:56:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:56:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 21:56:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 21:56:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.






Jan 26 22:02:11 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> Starting VPN service 'vpnc'...
Jan 26 22:02:11 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.vpnc), PID 11091
Jan 26 22:02:11 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc' appeared; activating connections
Jan 26 22:02:18 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: starting (3)
Jan 26 22:02:18 username NetworkManager: ** Message: vpnc started with pid 11099
Jan 26 22:02:18 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN connection 'MY_UNIVERSITY' (Connect) reply received.
Jan 26 22:02:18 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> (tun0): carrier is OFF
Jan 26 22:02:18 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> (tun0): new Tun device (driver: 'unknown' ifindex: 5)
Jan 26 22:02:18 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> (tun0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/4
Jan 26 22:02:18 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> (tun0): No existing connection detected.
Jan 26 22:02:20 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN connection 'MY_UNIVERSITY' (IP4 Config Get) reply received from old-style plugin.
Jan 26 22:02:20 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN Gateway: 134.93.178.197
Jan 26 22:02:20 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> Tunnel Device: tun0
Jan 26 22:02:20 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> IPv4 configuration:
Jan 26 22:02:20 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Internal Address: 134.93.39.32
Jan 26 22:02:20 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Internal Prefix: 24
Jan 26 22:02:20 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Internal Point-to-Point Address: 134.93.39.32
Jan 26 22:02:20 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Maximum Segment Size (MSS): 0
Jan 26 22:02:20 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Forbid Default Route: no
Jan 26 22:02:20 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Internal DNS: 134.93.8.13
Jan 26 22:02:20 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Internal DNS: 134.93.8.159
Jan 26 22:02:20 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   DNS Domain: '(none)'
Jan 26 22:02:20 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> No IPv6 configuration
Jan 26 22:02:20 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> (tun0): link connected
Jan 26 22:02:20 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN connection 'MY_UNIVERSITY' (IP Config Get) complete.
Jan 26 22:02:20 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: started (4)
Jan 26 22:02:20 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service'
Jan 26 22:02:20 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service'
Jan 26 22:02:20 username systemd: Starting Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
Jan 26 22:02:20 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher'
Jan 26 22:02:20 username dbus[625]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher'
Jan 26 22:02:20 username systemd: Started Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service.
Jan 26 22:02:20 username systemd: Stopping Sendmail Mail Transport Client...
Jan 26 22:02:20 username systemd: Stopping Sendmail Mail Transport Agent...
Jan 26 22:02:20 username systemd: Starting Sendmail Mail Transport Agent...
Jan 26 22:02:23 username nm-dispatcher.action: Script '/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/10-sendmail' took too long; killing it.
Jan 26 22:02:23 username NetworkManager[720]: <warn> Dispatcher script timed out: Script '/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/10-sendmail' timed out.
Jan 26 22:02:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 22:02:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 22:02:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 22:02:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 22:02:58 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service'
Jan 26 22:02:58 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service'
Jan 26 22:02:58 username vpnc[11099]: select: Interrupted system call
Jan 26 22:02:58 username vpnc[11099]: terminated by signal: 15
Jan 26 22:02:58 username systemd: Starting Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
Jan 26 22:02:58 username NetworkManager: vpnc[11099]: select: Interrupted system call
Jan 26 22:02:58 username NetworkManager: ** Message: Terminated vpnc daemon with PID 11099.
Jan 26 22:02:58 username NetworkManager: vpnc[11099]: terminated by signal: 15
Jan 26 22:02:58 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> (tun0): link disconnected
Jan 26 22:02:58 username avahi-daemon[621]: Withdrawing workstation service for tun0.
Jan 26 22:02:58 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher'
Jan 26 22:02:58 username dbus[625]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher'
Jan 26 22:02:58 username systemd: Started Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service.
Jan 26 22:02:58 username NetworkManager: VPNC started in foreground...
Jan 26 22:02:58 username systemd: Stopping Sendmail Mail Transport Agent...
Jan 26 22:02:58 username systemd: Starting Sendmail Mail Transport Agent...
Jan 26 22:02:58 username systemd: PID file /run/sendmail.pid not readable (yet?) after start.
Jan 26 22:02:58 username systemd: Started Sendmail Mail Transport Agent.
Jan 26 22:02:58 username systemd: Starting Sendmail Mail Transport Client...
Jan 26 22:02:58 username systemd: Started Sendmail Mail Transport Client.
Jan 26 22:03:03 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN service 'vpnc' disappeared
Jan 26 22:04:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 22:04:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 22:04:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 22:04:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 22:06:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 22:06:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 22:06:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 22:06:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 22:08:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 22:08:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 22:08:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 22:08:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 22:10:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 22:10:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 22:10:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 22:10:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 22:12:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 22:12:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jan 26 22:12:24 username dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 22:12:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
Jan 26 22:14:24 username dbus-daemon: dbus[625]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='o

uname -a
Linux username.machine 3.12.8-300.fc20.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Jan 16 01:07:50 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

packages
vpnc 0.5.3 vpnc-0.5.3-19.svn457.fc20.x86_64
NetworkManager 0.9.9.0-26.git20131003.fc20
NetworkManager-vpnc-0.9.8.2-2.fc20.x86_64
NetworkManager-vpnc-gnome-0.9.8.2-2.fc20.x86_64
gnome-shell-3.10.3-2.fc20


I have been using this connection on fedora 19 and 18 okay, now it shows as connected in the tray but there is no response while browsing with firefox, additionally gnome-shell crashed in that time as well as tracker afterwards, and I noted that in the top output gnome-shell started using up quite a bit of my CPU.

Comment 3 Christian Krause 2014-03-04 02:32:16 UTC
I've just double-checked: at least with my configuration, vpnc still works in F20 (when started stand-alone and via NetworkManager).

@Ronaldo, @yelley:

Both of your debug messages indicate that vpnc itself could not create a connection:

----------------------------------
NetworkManager: ** (nm-vpnc-service:30383): WARNING **: vpnc exited with error code 1
----------------------------------

To debug this, please:

- manually create a vpnc config file like /etc/vpnc/test.conf (you can use /etc/vpnc/default.conf as template, more options are explain in "man vpnc")

- manually start vpnc like this:
vpnc --debug 2 /etc/vpnc/test.conf



@Daniel

In your case, vpnc seems to be able to establish a connection:

--------------------------------------------------------
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN connection 'MY_UNIVERSITY' (IP4 Config Get) reply received from old-style plugin.
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN Gateway: 134.93.178.196
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> Tunnel Device: tun0
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> IPv4 configuration:
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Internal Address: 134.93.38.61
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Internal Prefix: 24
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Internal Point-to-Point Address: 134.93.38.61
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Maximum Segment Size (MSS): 0
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Forbid Default Route: no
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Internal DNS: 134.93.8.13
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   Internal DNS: 134.93.8.159
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info>   DNS Domain: '(none)'
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> No IPv6 configuration
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> (tun0): link connected
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN connection 'MY_UNIVERSITY' (IP Config Get) complete.
Jan 26 21:26:56 username NetworkManager[720]: <info> VPN plugin state changed: started (4)
--------------------------------------------------------

However, the NetworkManager seems to decide to kill vpnc later:

--------------------------------------------------------
Jan 26 22:02:58 username vpnc[11099]: select: Interrupted system call
Jan 26 22:02:58 username vpnc[11099]: terminated by signal: 15
Jan 26 22:02:58 username systemd: Starting Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
Jan 26 22:02:58 username NetworkManager: vpnc[11099]: select: Interrupted system call
Jan 26 22:02:58 username NetworkManager: ** Message: Terminated vpnc daemon with PID 11099.
--------------------------------------------------------

That is unlikely a problem with vpnc. Probably it is caused by a failed restart of sendmail:

----------------------------------------------
Jan 26 22:02:23 username nm-dispatcher.action: Script '/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/10-sendmail' took too long; killing it.
Jan 26 22:02:23 username NetworkManager[720]: <warn> Dispatcher script timed out: Script '/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/10-sendmail' timed out.
----------------------------------------------

In your case, please also re-test using vpnc stand-alone. If it works, please file a bug report for the NetworkManager-vpnc component.

Comment 4 Tomas Mlcoch 2014-03-30 12:23:40 UTC
Hi,
I have the same problem, when I want to connect to RedHat's VPN.

Note: I masked out some info (my username and last two parts of gateway IP address)

$ sudo vpnc --debug 2 /etc/vpnc/redhat.conf
Enter password for ------@209.132.-.-: 
   
vpnc version 0.5.3

S1 init_sockaddr
 [2014-03-30 14:16:51]

S2 make_socket
 [2014-03-30 14:16:51]

S3 setup_tunnel
 [2014-03-30 14:16:51]
   using interface tun0

S4 do_phase1_am
 [2014-03-30 14:16:52]

S4.1 create_nonce
 [2014-03-30 14:16:52]

S4.2 dh setup
 [2014-03-30 14:16:52]

S4.3 AM packet_1
 [2014-03-30 14:16:52]
vpnc: no response from target


Related log from journald (-r used so the logs are in a reverse order):

bře 30 14:17:07 thinkpad avahi-daemon[568]: Withdrawing workstation service for tun0.
bře 30 14:16:52 thinkpad NetworkManager[668]: <info> (tun0): No existing connection detected.
bře 30 14:16:52 thinkpad NetworkManager[668]: <info> (tun0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/3
bře 30 14:16:52 thinkpad NetworkManager[668]: <info> (tun0): new Tun device (driver: 'unknown' ifindex: 4)
bře 30 14:16:52 thinkpad NetworkManager[668]: <info> (tun0): carrier is OFF
bře 30 14:16:52 thinkpad kernel: tun: (C) 1999-2004 Max Krasnyansky <maxk>
bře 30 14:16:52 thinkpad kernel: tun: Universal TUN/TAP device driver, 1.6
bře 30 14:16:31 thinkpad sudo[8874]: tojaj : TTY=pts/3 ; PWD=/home/tojaj ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/sbin/vpnc --debug 2 /etc/vpnc/redhat.conf

Comment 6 Jirka Klimes 2014-10-24 10:45:22 UTC
I can connect just fine with both vpnc and NetworkManager-vpnc on Fedora 20 (latest packages).

(In reply to Tomas Mlcoch from comment #4)
> Hi,
> I have the same problem, when I want to connect to RedHat's VPN.
> 
>
> vpnc: no response from target

Tomas, in your case, the problem is that you are trying to connect over internal 
ethernet network, which is not allowed. It will work if you try it over guest Wi-Fi network.

Comment 7 Tomas Mlcoch 2014-10-24 12:20:30 UTC
Hi Jiri,
thanks for reponse, but this is not the case.

In fact, I was trying to connect from my flat in Brno - my ISP is "UPC Česká Republika" - which I guess has no access to Red Hat's internal network :)
But I didn't try it for some time, I can try again over the weekend and post an updated result here.

Tomas

Comment 10 Andy 2014-11-04 13:47:09 UTC
Interestingly...

I have an F20 VM (virtualbox) and an F20 physical machine. Both have the same packages (bang up to date), etc.

(Note: I'm running vpnc from the CLI)

 - VPNC on the VM works perfectly *when NATting the NIC through the Windows7 host*

 - VPNC on the VM results in "no response from target" when bridging the NIC

 - VPNC on the PM results in "no response from target"


I'm curious about Jirka Klimes's comment: "Tomas, in your case, the problem is that you are trying to connect over internal ethernet network, which is not allowed."

Clearly the issue (at least in my case) is to do with how the networks are set up, so I'd like to understand Jirka's comment a bit better...

FYI: My network is very simple - a router/WiFi AP through my SP to the internet. I can't imagine that the router is the issue as the very same VPN connection using the Cisco proprietary software on Windows7 works without issue.

I've also tried connecting to the VPN over the mobile data network (mobile hotspot) with exactly the same result.

Thoughts? Observations?

Comment 11 Andy 2014-11-04 14:27:24 UTC
Update:

After a little looking around I have found the solution for the "No response from target" problem (at least in my case).

The default local port used by VPNC is 500. If the option to use a randomly selected port is used, it suddenly starts working (confirmed on my (bridged) VM as well as my previously non-connecting physical machine.

Solution (in my case):
command line option: --local-port 0
config-variable: Local Port 0

I hope this helps at least some folks on this thread. :-)

Comment 12 Felix Schwarz 2014-11-10 09:46:43 UTC
Just fyi: I just pushed a new vpnc update to -testing (F20+F21). This release contains some extra features including fixes for at least one ipsec router (Fritz!Box). Maybe you can give the new version a try?

(In reply to Andy from comment #11)
> The default local port used by VPNC is 500. If the option to use a randomly
> selected port is used, it suddenly starts working (confirmed on my (bridged)
> VM as well as my previously non-connecting physical machine.

That's very strange. Do you think there is anything we could do in vpnc/vpnc-script to fix that?

Comment 13 Felix Schwarz 2014-12-09 22:28:23 UTC
Does this problem still exist when using vpnc r550 on F20/F21?

Comment 14 Brian Collins 2015-05-13 03:08:34 UTC
Tested in Fedora 21 and Downgraded to Fedora 20 as well as trying to downgrade revisions of vpnc. Simple connect causes crash. Will reproduce and submit.

Comment 15 Brian Collins 2015-05-13 03:11:55 UTC
(In reply to Brian Collins from comment #14)
> Tested in Fedora 21 and Downgraded to Fedora 20 as well as trying to
> downgrade revisions of vpnc. Simple connect causes crash. Will reproduce and
> submit.

ABRT Reports this issue was already reported:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1171852

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Comment 17 Roland Roberts 2015-05-29 13:45:03 UTC
Re comment #13, no, I'm not seeing the problem any more on r550 on F21. I have a freshly installed F21 x64 where the configuration just worked out of the box without any additional work.

However...I copied over my old vpn configuration and I had already found that putting in an explicity "Local Port=0" resolved the connection problem.

Comment 18 Brian Collins 2015-06-09 15:35:07 UTC
added "Local Port 0" and tested:
[root@localhost ~]# vpnc
Enter IPSec gateway address: vpn.us.orbit8.com
Enter IPSec ID for vpn.us.orbit8.com: Polaris
Enter IPSec secret for Polaris.orbit8.com: 
Enter username for vpn.us.orbit8.com: brian
Enter password for brian.orbit8.com: 

vpnc version 0.5.3
IKE SA selected psk+xauth-aes256-md5
NAT status: this end behind NAT? YES -- remote end behind NAT? no
got address 10.212.134.200
IPSEC SA selected aes256-sha1
vpnc: vpnc.c:1208: lifetime_ike_process: Assertion `a->next->type == IKE_ATTRIB_LIFE_DURATION' failed.
Aborted (core dumped)
[root@localhost ~]# uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 4.0.4-202.fc21.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed May 27 22:28:42 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux


works with windows/cisco client

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Comment 20 Felix Schwarz 2015-06-30 06:15:31 UTC
Brian: Just by chance did you try Jeff's patch from bug 1171852? If so, did it help?