where does Network-Manager store its VPN settings?

[Fred Smith]

When using NM (in Gnome) to configure a VPN (Sysco, which uses vpnc as the
backend) where does it store the VPN configuration settings?

Trying to find them so I can move them to a new F13 installation rather than
re-creating all of 'em.

Thanks in advance!

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    The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. 
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----------------------------- Isaiah 40:28 (niv) -----------------------------

[Timothy Murphy]

fred smith wrote:
 
>  When using NM (in Gnome) to configure a VPN (Sysco, which uses vpnc
> as the
>  backend) where does it store the VPN configuration settings? 
I've asked before, but either didn't get a response or didn't understand it.
But what is the connection between NM and VPN?
I use OpenVPN, and it seems to run perfectly whether I am using NM or not.
(NM does not work on one of my machines.)

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Timothy Murphy  
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[Timothy Murphy]

fred smith wrote:

> > But what is the connection between NM and VPN?
> > I use OpenVPN, and it seems to run perfectly whether I am using NM or
> > not. (NM does not work on one of my machines.) 
>  NM lets you set up VPN clients for accessing specific remote
> networks,
>  so all you gotta do is a couple of clickies in the NM applet to bring
>  up or stop your access to, e.g., your office. 
I must say I don't find it particularly difficult to set up OpenVPN
by following the OpenVPN documentation.

I wouldn't really like to feel I had to use, say, Konqueror
to get KMail working.

I mean, NM and OpenVPN seem to me to be completely different applications.

I suspect I am in a minority of one,
but I wish NM would just concentrate on getting WiFi working,
which was its original aim, I think.
I don't want to use it as a sort of alternative OS.


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Timothy Murphy  
e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net
tel: [phone]
s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

[Fred Smith]

On Tue, Jun 01, 2010 at 03:00:12PM +0100, Timothy Murphy wrote:
>  fred smith wrote:
>   
>  > When using NM (in Gnome) to configure a VPN (Sysco, which uses vpnc as the
>  > backend) where does it store the VPN configuration settings?
>  
>  I've asked before, but either didn't get a response or didn't understand it.
>  But what is the connection between NM and VPN?
>  I use OpenVPN, and it seems to run perfectly whether I am using NM or not.
>  (NM does not work on one of my machines.)
>  
>  -- 
>  Timothy Murphy   
Timothy:

NM lets you set up VPN clients for accessing specific remote networks,
so all you gotta do is a couple of clickies in the NM applet to bring 
up or stop your access to, e.g., your office.

It supports several common VPN types, but the one I use it for is
standard Cisco vpn using the vpnc client. It also supports several
others though i've not tried any of them.


-- 
---- Fred Smith -- fredex(a)fcshome.stoneham.ma.us -----------------------------
                    The Lord detests the way of the wicked 
                  but he loves those who pursue righteousness.
----------------------------- Proverbs 15:9 (niv) -----------------------------

[Genes MailLists]

On 05/30/2010 09:56 PM, fred smith wrote:
>  
>  When using NM (in Gnome) to configure a VPN (Sysco, which uses vpnc as the
>  backend) where does it store the VPN configuration settings?
>  
>  Trying to find them so I can move them to a new F13 installation rather than
>  re-creating all of 'em.
>  
>  Thanks in advance!
>   

 I am  hopeful they would be somewhere in your /home/<fred> directory
...  I assume you will keep your /home partition .. so it should just work.

 ALways does for me anyway ..

 gene/