Indeed, it will take some time before the menu gets updated to show the VPN was disconnected. Other events triggered (like wireless scan results, other disconnections, etc.) will usually trigger a menu update.
This has been fixed in Oneiric in the last upload of nm-applet, so I'll close this as Fix Released. ** Changed in: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/803799 Title: Network Manager Applet shows (in list of VPN connections) that is still connected, after connection release. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/803799/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs