How do I make NetworkManager allow simultaneous openvpn tap connections

Question

I have several openvpn connections imported to NetworkManager from .ovpn files.

For example, different connections for several cloud service regions.

But, when I use NetworkManager to connect to new vpn connection, it disconnects previous one.

And NetworkManager always use device name tap0.

I haven't found where in NetworkManager`s settings I can force it to use different device names for different tap vpn connections.

That's gross. How do I make NetworkManager connect several tap vpns simultaneously?

Your help is appreciated.

Package: network-manager
Version: 0.9.10.0-7

Package: network-manager-openvpn
Version: 0.9.10.0-1

Answer 1

Upgrade to NetworkManager 1.2 or later (and accordingly update networkmanager-openvpn).

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NetworkManager-1.2
Overview of changes since NetworkManager-1.0
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This is a new stable release of NetworkManager.  Notable changes include:

...
* The API for VPN plugins now supports multiple simultaneous connections.
    Most popular VPN plugins have been updated to support this functionality.

Alternatively, start your OpenVPN connections directly (e.g. via [email protected]), without any NM involvement.