no vpn network connection after recent update

[lmcogs]

F15, kde desktop on 2.6.38-1.fc15.x86_64

After recent update I have no vpn option in connections on right side of Network Management window, In Network Connection vpn is configured properly.

I also notice in Yumex a pop up window saying 'No Network Connection'. Yum is working ok as is firefox and thunderbird.

Any ideas please

[marvin_ita]

For the Yumex problem, see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=691410
You can bypass this problem by disabling network check in the settings.

For the VPN, I also noticed that... but since I do not require a VPN and in F14 I had the same problem, I don't know what to say ;-)

[lmcogs]

Yes yumex --disable-netcheck workaround did work. However vpn still has problems

[lmcogs]

knetworkmanager vpn still down-no vpn options in plasma network connection although it is set up right Network Connections. I do not know how to connect other than the plasma icon on task bar. Does anyone know?

I have been trying to set up strongvpn pptp through sudo pppd call vpn and the log says
Using interface ppp0
Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/0
CHAP authentication succeeded
MPPE 128-bit stateless compression enabled
local IP address 109.70.140.191
remote IP address 109.70.140.129

but I am not connected to strongvpn, the IP address does not seem right. My /etc/ppp/peers/vpn file is (change some parameters)
pty "pptp vpn-co7.reliablehosting.com --nolaunchpppd"
name ******
password *******
remotename PPTP
require-mppe-128
file /etc/ppp/options.pptp
ipparam vpn
logfile /var/log/vpn.log

My chap-secrets is
# Secrets for authentication using CHAP
# client server secret IP addresses
####### vpn ######## *

(username and password changed)

when I use sudo pppd call vpn I get

em1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:24:8C:3F:055
inet addr:192.168.178.22 Bcast:192.168.178.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::224:8cff:fe3f:5c5/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:15533 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:13978 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:1
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:10701751 (10.2 MiB) TX bytes:2042443 (1.9 MiB)
Interrupt:45

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:12 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:640 (640.0 b) TX bytes:640 (640.0 b)

ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:109.70.140.191 P-t-P:109.70.140.129 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1396 Metric:1
RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
However i am not connected and I don't think th eIP is right.

I have been searching fedora forum for answers and the web and there is very little I could find. Could anyone let me know how to do this or is there fedora documentation anywhere. I remember doing it before through Ubuntu forums but now i have forgotten how to do it.