Bug 984218

Summary: NetworkManager routing through VPN always
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Deependra Singh Shekhawat <jeevanullas>
Component: control-centerAssignee: Control Center Maintainer <control-center-maint>
Status: CLOSED EOL QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 21CC: choeger, control-center-maint, dcbw, fmuellner, huzaifas, jeevanullas, jklimes, loganjerry, mkasik, mmilgram, ofourdan, rmy, rstrode, steve, tiagomatos
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Description Deependra Singh Shekhawat 2013-07-13 17:14:45 UTC
Description of problem:
I am trying to use NetworkManager to connect to the VPN. I import the VPN configuration and the CA certificate, after that while selecting the check box to "use this connection only for resources in this network" under IPv4 and "apply", if I then connect to the VPN, I am not able to access public sites only intranet is accessible.

If I go check the check-box which I checked on, it shows as un-checked.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
NetworkManager-0.9.8.2-2.fc19.x86_64
NetworkManager-vpnc-0.9.3.997-4.fc19.x86_64
NetworkManager-l2tp-0.9.8-1.fc19.x86_64
NetworkManager-glib-0.9.8.2-2.fc19.x86_64
NetworkManager-pptp-0.9.3.997-3.fc18.x86_64
NetworkManager-openvpn-0.9.6.0-2.fc19.x86_64
NetworkManager-openconnect-0.9.7.0-2.git20120918.fc19.x86_64

How reproducible:
Below are the steps to reproduce the problem

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Add a new VPN via NM using import a file
2. After providing details like user name and CA certificate go to IPv4 section
3. Select the check-box that says "use this connection only for resources in this network", to only use VPN for intranet and for external sites do not use the VPN Route.
4. Click on Apply to save this configuration.
5. Connect to the VPN and try to access intranet it should work just fine.
6. Try to access external sites on public domain and they should not work, a simple ping to google.com should show following result

$ ping google.com
PING google.com (74.125.235.37) 56(84) bytes of data.
From ovpn-xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx (10.4.1.1) icmp_seq=1 Destination Port Unreachable
From ovpn-xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx (10.4.1.1) icmp_seq=2 Destination Port Unreachable
From ovpn-xxx.xxxx.xxx.xx (10.4.1.1) icmp_seq=3 Destination Port Unreachable

It is clearly going to the VPN gateway instead of ISP gateway which it should have done ideally speaking for public sites.


Actual results:
The check-box gets unchecked by itself causing routing to break.

Expected results:
The check-box should remain checked until someone unchecks it explicitly and say "apply"

Additional info:
Let me know what else is needed to help fix this issue.

Cheers!
Deependra

Comment 1 Deependra Singh Shekhawat 2013-07-13 17:15:29 UTC
Just to note, SELinux is set to Permissive while trying this out

Comment 2 Jirka Klimes 2013-07-17 08:44:45 UTC
Do you edit VPN connection in Gnome control-center? The check-box issue could be its problem. Please check using nm-connection-editor.

Also, would you get routing table
$ route

and list parameters of your VPN connection:
$ nmcli con list id "your connection name"

Comment 3 Deependra Singh Shekhawat 2013-07-17 08:58:59 UTC
OK. So I did use nm-connection-editor but couldn't make it work, finally I found that if I disable IPV6 in the VPN dialog box (inside nm-connection editor), the check-box change persists under IPV4 settings.

This made it finally work and now its running just fine. We may want to document this behaviour if its expected as I didn't find it documented anywhere so far.

Please let me know if there are any questions.

Comment 4 Jirka Klimes 2013-07-19 11:15:44 UTC
Do not confuse "nm-connection-editor" with Gnome's control-center configuration opened via "Network Settings" in network indicator icon.

nm-connection-editor doesn't have IPv6 configuration, because IPv6 for VPN is not supported yet.
You can run "nm-connection-editor" when you type the command to search box in Gnome3. The check-box is under "Route..." button in "IPv4 Settings" tab.

Can you get output of the commands requested in comment #2?

Comment 5 Ron Yorston 2013-10-12 20:07:22 UTC
Created attachment 811624 [details]
Output of 'nmcli con list id'

I'm seeing the same problem as the original reporter:  the 'Use this connection only for resources on its network' checkbox in the VPN settings has no effect.  After checking the checkbox and applying the change, returning to the settings dialog shows the checkbox is unchecked.  The default route is always via the VPN.

Comment 6 Dan Williams 2013-11-12 18:02:11 UTC
Ron, are you doing this via the Gnome Control Center, or nm-connection-editor?

Comment 7 Ron Yorston 2013-11-12 20:58:23 UTC
I used GNOME Settings and vi.  Anticipating that the latter might be considered problematic I removed the wifi settings and reconfigured using GNOME Settings only.  I left the VPN settings untouched because I don't know where they live (they certainly don't seem to be in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts) so have never edited them other than through GNOME Settings.

I still see the same problem:  the 'Use this connection only for resources on its network' checkbox in the VPN settings doesn't stick.

Comment 8 Dan Williams 2014-01-28 17:05:31 UTC
Confirmed on F19; in the Control Center the "Use this connection for resources..." checkbox does not get saved.

Comment 9 Jerry James 2014-12-18 05:23:29 UTC
Not only does the checkbox not get saved in F21, but clicking it doesn't make the "Apply" button become ungrayed.  It's impossible to push "Apply" unless some other setting is also changed.

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