Hi Joe,
There appears to be a known bug in 8.10 pptp:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-pptp/+bug/259168
The link describes the ways the Ubuntu community is getting around this change in Network-Manager.
Many just layer over the .6 source (which is a regression), while setting locks package management, until the issues are addressed in the development tree.
That would certainly be my solution, as an experienced C source builder and package admin.
The instructions are there in the links, and you want to backup completely the original source in case something gets schnerbed.
Nosis| Obnosis | (503)754-4452
PLUG Linux Security Labs 2nd Saturday Each Month@Noon - 3PM
> Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 09:27:30 -0700
> From: joe@selectitaly.com
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Ubuntu 8.10 and PPTP routes
>
> I recently bought a new laptop and of course I threw Ubuntu on here
> (64-bit no less). Everything is running smoothly and I've got most of
> what I need installed. My problem is routing with the new PPTP GUI in
> network-manager.
>
> I have PPTP to the office working just fine, but in 8.04, you could
> specify that the VPN connection should only be used for a specific IP or
> range of IPs (10.5.1.0/24 in my case). They changed the interface in
> 8.10 and when I try to set up the rules there, all the traffic that
> SHOULD go to the office gets dropped. I searched a little on Google, but
> apparently most people just let all of their traffic go through their
> VPNs, and most tutorials are for 8.04 and older.
>
> Anyone know the trick for routing VPN traffic in 8.10? I'll take help
> with network-manager-pptp or editing config files, it makes no
> difference to me.
>
> -Joe
> ---------------------------------------------------
> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
_________________________________________________________________
Windows Live™: Life without walls.
http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_allup_1a_explore_032009---------------------------------------------------
PLUG-discuss mailing list -
PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:
http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss 
(text/plain)