Since commenting on this bug, I found that KVPNC works on 8.04 KUbuntu. It finally started working outside our firewall after a download in December 2008. That was with a Thinkpad T61p running KUbuntu. KVPNC won't disconnect on Ubuntu 8.10 -- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kvpnc/+bug/289463 -- but Network Manager works fine creating a VPN.
Since commenting on this bug, I found that KVPNC works on 8.04 KUbuntu. It finally started working outside our firewall after a download in December 2008. That was with a Thinkpad T61p running KUbuntu. KVPNC won't disconnect on Ubuntu 8.10 -- https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ kvpnc/+ bug/289463 -- but Network Manager works fine creating a VPN.