why ethernet connection restart is needed before starting openvpn connection using network-manager
Hi,
I am trying to start openvpn connection using network-manager's command line.
Every time i do,
$ nmcli connection up openvpn-client
Error: Connection activation failed: Could not find source connection.I get this Error: Connection activation failed: Could not find source connection.
But if i restart my ethernet connection (nmcli c up eth0) before starting openvpn connection and
then I start my openvpn connection using nmcli c up client, my openvpn client connection starts successfully.
Is it normal behaviour ? Please let me know.
My openvpn client device has only ethernet interface eth0
My network-manager openvpn client profile looks like this:
connection.id: client
connection.uuid: 96c4385a-34e9-449c-9d8c-b58b052d3561
connection.stable-id: --
connection.type: vpn
connection.interface-name: --
connection.autoconnect: yes
connection.autoconnect-priority: 0
connection.autoconnect-retries: -1 (default)
connection.multi-connect: 0 (default)
connection.auth-retries: -1
connection.timestamp: 1629487887
connection.read-only: no
connection.permissions: --
connection.zone: --
connection.master: --
connection.slave-type: --
connection.autoconnect-slaves: -1 (default)
connection.secondaries: --
connection.gateway-ping-timeout: 0
connection.metered: unknown
connection.lldp: default
connection.mdns: -1 (default)
connection.llmnr: -1 (default)
connection.wait-device-timeout: -1
ipv4.method: auto
ipv4.dns: --
ipv4.dns-search: --
ipv4.dns-options: --
ipv4.dns-priority: -1
ipv4.addresses: --
ipv4.gateway: --
ipv4.routes: --
ipv4.route-metric: -1
ipv4.route-table: 0 (unspec)
ipv4.routing-rules: --
ipv4.ignore-auto-routes: no
ipv4.ignore-auto-dns: no
ipv4.dhcp-client-id: --
ipv4.dhcp-iaid: --
ipv4.dhcp-timeout: 0 (default)
ipv4.dhcp-send-hostname: yes
ipv4.dhcp-hostname: --
ipv4.dhcp-fqdn: --
ipv4.dhcp-hostname-flags: 0x0 (none)
ipv4.never-default: no
ipv4.may-fail: yes
ipv4.dad-timeout: -1 (default)
ipv6.method: disabled
ipv6.dns: --
ipv6.dns-search: --
ipv6.dns-options: --
ipv6.dns-priority: 0
ipv6.addresses: --
ipv6.gateway: --
ipv6.routes: --
ipv6.route-metric: -1
ipv6.route-table: 0 (unspec)
ipv6.routing-rules: --
ipv6.ignore-auto-routes: no
ipv6.ignore-auto-dns: no
ipv6.never-default: no
ipv6.may-fail: yes
ipv6.ip6-privacy: -1 (unknown)
ipv6.addr-gen-mode: stable-privacy
ipv6.ra-timeout: 0 (default)
ipv6.dhcp-duid: --
ipv6.dhcp-iaid: --
ipv6.dhcp-timeout: 0 (default)
ipv6.dhcp-send-hostname: yes
ipv6.dhcp-hostname: --
ipv6.dhcp-hostname-flags: 0x0 (none)
ipv6.token: --
vpn.service-type: org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn
vpn.user-name: --
vpn.data: ca = /etc/openvpn/ca.crt, comp-lzo = adaptive, connection-type = password, dev = tun, password-flags = 1, remote = 192.168.50.215:1194, username = myuser
vpn.secrets: <hidden>
vpn.persistent: no
vpn.timeout: 0
proxy.method: none
proxy.browser-only: no
proxy.pac-url: --and my Ethernet connection looks like this:
connection.id: Wired connection 1
connection.uuid: bf35844d-9209-3da9-bdac-5a98f19df17e
connection.stable-id: --
connection.type: 802-3-ethernet
connection.interface-name: eth0
connection.autoconnect: yes
connection.autoconnect-priority: -999
connection.autoconnect-retries: -1 (default)
connection.multi-connect: 0 (default)
connection.auth-retries: -1
connection.timestamp: 1629492327
connection.read-only: no
connection.permissions: --
connection.zone: --
connection.master: --
connection.slave-type: --
connection.autoconnect-slaves: -1 (default)
connection.secondaries: --
connection.gateway-ping-timeout: 0
connection.metered: unknown
connection.lldp: default
connection.mdns: -1 (default)
connection.llmnr: -1 (default)
connection.wait-device-timeout: -1
802-3-ethernet.port: --
802-3-ethernet.speed: 0
802-3-ethernet.duplex: --
802-3-ethernet.auto-negotiate: no
802-3-ethernet.mac-address: --
802-3-ethernet.cloned-mac-address: --
802-3-ethernet.generate-mac-address-mask:--
802-3-ethernet.mac-address-blacklist: --
802-3-ethernet.mtu: auto
802-3-ethernet.s390-subchannels: --
802-3-ethernet.s390-nettype: --
802-3-ethernet.s390-options: --
802-3-ethernet.wake-on-lan: default
802-3-ethernet.wake-on-lan-password: --
ipv4.method: auto
ipv4.dns: --
ipv4.dns-search: --
ipv4.dns-options: --
ipv4.dns-priority: 0
ipv4.addresses: --
ipv4.gateway: --
ipv4.routes: --
ipv4.route-metric: -1
ipv4.route-table: 0 (unspec)
ipv4.routing-rules: --
ipv4.ignore-auto-routes: no
ipv4.ignore-auto-dns: no
ipv4.dhcp-client-id: --
ipv4.dhcp-iaid: --
ipv4.dhcp-timeout: 0 (default)
ipv4.dhcp-send-hostname: yes
ipv4.dhcp-hostname: --
ipv4.dhcp-fqdn: --
ipv4.dhcp-hostname-flags: 0x0 (none)
ipv4.never-default: no
ipv4.may-fail: yes
ipv4.dad-timeout: -1 (default)
ipv6.method: auto
ipv6.dns: --
ipv6.dns-search: --
ipv6.dns-options: --
ipv6.dns-priority: 0
ipv6.addresses: --
ipv6.gateway: --
ipv6.routes: --
ipv6.route-metric: -1
ipv6.route-table: 0 (unspec)
ipv6.routing-rules: --
ipv6.ignore-auto-routes: no
ipv6.ignore-auto-dns: no
ipv6.never-default: no
ipv6.may-fail: yes
ipv6.ip6-privacy: -1 (unknown)
ipv6.addr-gen-mode: stable-privacy
ipv6.ra-timeout: 0 (default)
ipv6.dhcp-duid: --
ipv6.dhcp-iaid: --
ipv6.dhcp-timeout: 0 (default)
ipv6.dhcp-send-hostname: yes
ipv6.dhcp-hostname: --
ipv6.dhcp-hostname-flags: 0x0 (none)
ipv6.token: --
proxy.method: none
proxy.browser-only: no
proxy.pac-url: --
proxy.pac-script: --
GENERAL.NAME: Wired connection 1
GENERAL.UUID: bf35844d-9209-3da9-bdac-5a98f19df17e
GENERAL.DEVICES: eth0
GENERAL.IP-IFACE: eth0
GENERAL.STATE: activated
GENERAL.DEFAULT: yes
GENERAL.DEFAULT6: no
GENERAL.SPEC-OBJECT: --
GENERAL.VPN: no
GENERAL.DBUS-PATH: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/17
GENERAL.CON-PATH: /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/3
GENERAL.ZONE: --
GENERAL.MASTER-PATH: --
IP4.ADDRESS[1]: 192.168.50.122/22
IP4.GATEWAY: 192.168.50.1
IP4.ROUTE[1]: dst = 0.0.0.0/0, nh = 192.168.50.1, mt = 100
IP4.ROUTE[2]: dst = 192.168.48.0/22, nh = 0.0.0.0, mt = 100
IP4.DNS[1]: 192.168.55.1
IP4.DNS[2]: 192.168.50.37
IP4.DOMAIN[1]: somedomain.com
DHCP4.OPTION[1]: dhcp_lease_time = 23536
DHCP4.OPTION[2]: domain_name = somedomain.com
DHCP4.OPTION[3]: domain_name_servers = 192.168.55.1 192.168.50.37
DHCP4.OPTION[4]: expiry = 1629515633
DHCP4.OPTION[5]: ip_address = 192.168.50.122
DHCP4.OPTION[6]: next_server = 192.168.51.10
DHCP4.OPTION[7]: ntp_servers = 192.168.50.3
DHCP4.OPTION[8]: requested_broadcast_address = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[9]: requested_domain_name = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[10]: requested_domain_name_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[11]: requested_domain_search = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[12]: requested_host_name = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[13]: requested_interface_mtu = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[14]: requested_ms_classless_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[15]: requested_nis_domain = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[16]: requested_nis_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[17]: requested_ntp_servers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[18]: requested_rfc3442_classless_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[19]: requested_root_path = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[20]: requested_routers = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[21]: requested_static_routes = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[22]: requested_subnet_mask = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[23]: requested_time_offset = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[24]: requested_wpad = 1
DHCP4.OPTION[25]: routers = 192.168.50.1
DHCP4.OPTION[26]: subnet_mask = 255.255.252.0
IP6.ADDRESS[1]: ff80::e354:5472:b414:b38/64
IP6.GATEWAY: --
IP6.ROUTE[1]: dst = fe80::/64, nh = ::, mt = 100
IP6.ROUTE[2]: dst = ff00::/8, nh = ::, mt = 256