I'm marking this confirmed since couple of users reported this. I use vpnc on daily basis and this kind of thing never hapend.
** Changed in: vpnc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- vpnc dead peer detection disconnects immediately https://launchpad.net/bugs/93413 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs