VPN has not worked since upgrading to 12.04

Question

I am trying to establish a VPN connection on 12.04. It had worked in 11.10 but not at all right now. I can connect with Windows 7. My roommate also recently upgraded and is having the same problem.

Here is an excerpt from my system log: http://paste.ubuntu.com/991558/

We would appreciate any help!

UPDATE: I have tried recreating the connection and allowing MPPE encryption. My roommate found that he is able to get a VPN connection at another location. Is it possible that this has something to do with the way Ubuntu is communicating with this specific (and, I forgot to mention, new Buffalo) router, while Windows has no issues at all?

Solution

If it's a password protected VPN, you should try:

• open "Network"
• select your VPN > Configure > VPN
• Change the password dropdown to "saved" and type your password in that field
• Save + try

For some reason the "Always Ask" option doens't seem to work (for me) in 12.04.

Comments

[vicd]

try to configure what I described in my updated answer, you might be lucky :D

[Eliah Kagan]

@amfcosta Even though many users may know, it may still be considered valuable for you to expand this answer to explain how to delete and recreate the VPN connection.

[Oyibo]

Welcome to AskUbuntu! You may want to add the useful information of the link you posted so if it gets modified or deleted your answer will stay relevant and complete for future users.