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Bug 582295 - Connect automatically on PPTP connection
Connect automatically on PPTP connection
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 349151
Product: NetworkManager
Classification: Platform
Component: VPN: pptp
0.7.x
Other Linux
: Normal trivial
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Assigned To: Dan Williams
Dan Williams
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-05-12 10:03 UTC by Andrej Dundovic
Modified: 2009-05-12 22:49 UTC
See Also:
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Description Andrej Dundovic 2009-05-12 10:03:17 UTC
PPTP connection won't start automatically.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Create PPTP connection (VPN > Add > PPTP) and check "Connect Automatically" box
2. Try to connect manual by selecting that connection - it works
3. Restart computer and login - connection won't start automatically

OS: Fedora 10
kernel: 2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.x86_64
NM: 0.7.0.99
ifconfig:

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX  
          inet addr:192.168.1.190  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::201:29ff:fea4:3fe8/64 Scope:Link              
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1              
          RX packets:19218 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0          
          TX packets:19131 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0        
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000                                    
          RX bytes:12083058 (11.5 MiB)  TX bytes:3088176 (2.9 MiB)        
          Interrupt:17

ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
          inet addr:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  P-t-P:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx  Mask:255.255.255.255
          UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1400  Metric:1
          RX packets:312 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:326 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
          RX bytes:135762 (132.5 KiB)  TX bytes:37134 (36.2 KiB)
Comment 1 Dan Williams 2009-05-12 22:49:56 UTC
This is a dupe of #349151...  that bug covers improvements to automatic VPN handling, both at initial connection, and reconnection.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 349151 ***