Using VPN at UoT with Network Manager?

[Alex Volkov]

Try running vpn from command line. Just type

# openvpn config_file_name

By when running in foreground mode openvpn spits output to console. At that
point it would probably show you the errors you've got -- that being a
missing certificate or invalid command syntax.

Once you fix the obvious errors, openvpn has a number of debug levels in
configuration file add

verbosity = 8
or
debug = 8
I don't remember exactly. Then start decreasing that number until console
error messages start to make sense.

I also suggest to remove compiled source and reinstall from distro
repository.

Sent from my mobile device.
On Sep 8, 2011 10:21 AM, "Sina Eetezadi" <sina.eetezadi-UsiKwlUuF4aeFQavDyXPBQ at public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
>
> i just arrived in Toronto and I am a UoT PhD student in the pharma
> building working on cancer research. I use Ubuntu 10.04 and
> I would love to connect to the VPN via the Network manager.
>
> They offer the following tutorial:
> http://vpn.utoronto.ca/nix_install
>
> This already works. Now I took the .ovn file and copy and pasted the
> certificates into three different files so I can use them in the network
> manager. Yes, I installed the OpenVPN packet first.
>
> However, it doesn't work. It tries, does not ask for the username and
> then fails because of timeout. Mybe there is a detailled lofg somewhere
> I don't know about.
>
> Did any of you guys succeed to do that?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Sina
>
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