The workaround https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1725062/comments/2 does not work for all. For me the VPN PPTP stopped work since Ubuntu 16.04 please fix this issue. The settings I received from my organization are:
Typ VPN : Point to Point tunneling protocol (PPTP) VPN server: example.server.net TCP port: 1723 IP protocol: GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation, IP protocol ID 47 PPTP Authentication: Microsoft CHAP version 2 (MS-CHAP v2) PPP Encryption: MPPE -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1725062 Title: Network Manager Applet can't connect to VPN, but nmtui does To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1725062/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
