#1 2016-03-19 18:09:05

beng

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Registered: 2015-09-29

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VPN: "Import saved VPN connection" does not seem to work

Hi,
I installed vpn options in network-manager
(sudo apt-get install network-manager-pptp network-manager-pptp-gnome network-manager-vpnc network-manager-vpnc-gnome network-manager-openvpn network-manager-openvpn-gnome
then
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
sudo /etc/init.d/network-manager restart
to display them in network-manager, VPN Connections > Configure VPN... > Add > import saved VPN connection...

but when I load a saved vpn configuration (.ovpn), nothing happens; normally it should open a window with all the parameters from the .ovpn file

dis I miss some package?
thanks a lot
beng

dot|not

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Re: VPN: "Import saved VPN connection" does not seem to work

I may be mistaken here, but I have the vague memory of running into the exact same problem, which turned out to be a bug in the network-manager package.

// Edit: I found this bug for Ubuntu, but I doubt it's the same one / the one I was thinking of.

Last edited by dot|not (2016-03-19 19:55:09)

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beng

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Re: VPN: "Import saved VPN connection" does not seem to work

found this as well
bug 1294899
checked all my dependencies and everything is fine, latest versions
still a no go!

CASREP

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Registered: 2016-05-27

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Re: VPN: "Import saved VPN connection" does not seem to work

found this as well
bug 1294899
checked all my dependencies and everything is fine, latest versions
still a no go!

I'm having this issue too. What version of 'network-manager' are you using?

randomeur

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Re: VPN: "Import saved VPN connection" does not seem to work

Reviving an old post as I had the same exact problem with network-manager-gnome 0.9.10 (latest) installed.
Anyone with a workaround to this yet?

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: VPN: "Import saved VPN connection" does not seem to work

I had the same exact problem with network-manager-gnome 0.9.10 (latest) installed.

Is the problem fixed with the new Debian stable release?

Live images here:

https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unof … so-hybrid/

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randomeur

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Re: VPN: "Import saved VPN connection" does not seem to work

I'll load it later this evening on a usb stick and give it a try.

CASREP

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Re: VPN: "Import saved VPN connection" does not seem to work

Debian tracked this bug in #726935. It was fixed with the release of network-manager-applet 1.0.6-2, so I don't think this will be fixed until BunsenLabs moves on to Stretch.