Network manager sends CHAP response in wrong format

Attached version info:

Package: network-manager
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7~~svn20081008t224042-0ubuntu3

Package: network-manager-pptp
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.7~~svn20081008t224042-0ubuntu1

Seems to be the problem here, too.

Oct 27 11:22:27 nb-dschwan NetworkManager: <info> Starting VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp'...
Oct 27 11:22:28 nb-dschwan NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' started (org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp), PID 10017
Oct 27 11:22:28 nb-dschwan NetworkManager: <info> VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' just appeared, activating connections
Oct 27 11:22:28 nb-dschwan NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 3
Oct 27 11:22:28 nb-dschwan NetworkManager: <info> VPN connection 'VPN-Verbindung 1' (Connect) reply received.
Oct 27 11:22:28 nb-dschwan pppd[10018]: Plugin /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.4/nm-pptp-pppd-plugin.so loaded.
Oct 27 11:22:28 nb-dschwan pppd[10018]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0
Oct 27 11:22:28 nb-dschwan pptp[10020]: nm-pptp-service-10017 log[main:pptp.c:314]: The synchronous pptp option is NOT activated
Oct 27 11:22:28 nb-dschwan pppd[10018]: Using interface ppp0
Oct 27 11:22:28 nb-dschwan pppd[10018]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/1
Oct 27 11:22:28 nb-dschwan pptp[10027]: nm-pptp-service-10017 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 1 'Start-Control-Connection-Request'
Oct 27 11:22:28 nb-dschwan pptp[10027]: nm-pptp-service-10017 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:739]: Received Start Control Connection Reply
Oct 27 11:22:28 nb-dschwan pptp[10027]: nm-pptp-service-10017 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:773]: Client connection established.
Oct 27 11:22:29 nb-dschwan pptp[10027]: nm-pptp-service-10017 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 7 'Outgoing-Call-Request'
Oct 27 11:22:29 nb-dschwan pptp[10027]: nm-pptp-service-10017 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:858]: Received Outgoing Call Reply.
Oct 27 11:22:29 nb-dschwan pptp[10027]: nm-pptp-service-10017 log[ctrlp_disp:pptp_ctrl.c:897]: Outgoing call established (call ID 0, peer's call ID 47232).
Oct 27 11:22:29 nb-dschwan pppd[10018]: MS-CHAP authentication failed: ^L^YM-iM-7M-|M-tM-^?M-?4M-aM-xM-7M-XM-vM-^?M-?chM-rM-7<M-kM-xM-74M-aM-xM-7<M-kM-xM-7M-^Zs^G^H
Oct 27 11:22:29 nb-dschwan pppd[10018]: CHAP authentication failed
Oct 27 11:22:29 nb-dschwan NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin failed: 1
Oct 27 11:22:29 nb-dschwan pptp[10027]: nm-pptp-service-10017 log[pptp_read_some:pptp_ctrl.c:544]: read returned zero, peer has closed
Oct 27 11:22:29 nb-dschwan pptp[10027]: nm-pptp-service-10017 log[callmgr_main:pptp_callmgr.c:258]: Closing connection (shutdown)
Oct 27 11:22:29 nb-dschwan pptp[10027]: nm-pptp-service-10017 log[ctrlp_rep:pptp_ctrl.c:251]: Sent control packet type is 12 'Call-Clear-Request'
Oct 27 11:22:29 nb-dschwan pptp[10027]: nm-pptp-service-10017 log[pptp_read_some:pptp_ctrl.c:544]: read returned zero, peer has closed
Oct 27 11:22:29 nb-dschwan pptp[10027]: nm-pptp-service-10017 log[call_callback:pptp_callmgr.c:79]: Closing connection (call state)
Oct 27 11:22:29 nb-dschwan pppd[10018]: Connection terminated.
Oct 27 11:22:29 nb-dschwan pppd[10018]: Exit.
Oct 27 11:22:29 nb-dschwan NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state changed: 6
Oct 27 11:22:29 nb-dschwan NetworkManager: <info> VPN plugin state change reason: 0
Oct 27 11:22:29...

Can confirm this. Attached is patch; see http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/howto-diagnosis.phtml#failed_to_auth; patch attached

Can you create a .deb-File for that? I would like to try the patch/fix

this has been fixed in late jaunty and in karmic beta.

Yup, this bug can be closed.