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    kdeconect core constantly broadcasting identity packet while VPN is running

    Anyone know what to make of this? I was watching log messages in a terminal for an unrelated reason, and saw loads of repeated messages:

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    Aug 16 21:39:34 T440s org.kde.kdeconnect[3273]: kdeconnect.core: Broadcasting identity packet
Aug 16 21:39:34 T440s org.kde.kdeconnect[3273]: kdeconnect.core: Broadcasting identity packet
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Aug 16 21:42:14 T440s org.kde.kdeconnect[3273]: kdeconnect.core: Broadcasting identity packet
    When I disconnected from the VPN I was using, the messages stopped appearing. I was wondering if anyone knows if this is expected behaviour? The VPN was working fine.
    samhobbs.co.uk
    Tags: identity packet, kdeconnect.core, openvpn
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    #2
    It your VPN setting up a LAN ?
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      #3
      Guessing, but if KDE Connect is configured it can't talk to your phone when you're using a VPN.
      we see things not as they are, but as we are.
      -- anais nin
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        #4
        Here's my .ovpn config file:

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        sam@T440s:~$ cat VPN/UK\ London.ovpn 
client
dev tun
proto udp
remote uk-london.privateinternetaccess.com 1194
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
ca ca.crt
tls-client
remote-cert-tls server
auth-user-pass
comp-lzo
verb 1
reneg-sec 0
crl-verify crl.pem
        It's not a corporate VPN or anything, so it shouldn't be setting up a LAN (it's not like it's a network where I want my computer to be visible to other clients on the same connection or anything like that).

        wizard, KDE connect is configured, so you might be onto something. Why would it broadcast so frequently though?
        samhobbs.co.uk
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          #5
          Originally posted by Feathers McGraw View Post
          wizard, KDE connect is configured, so you might be onto something. Why would it broadcast so frequently though?
          Beats me - looks like four requests every ten seconds. Mine looks like this, but phone is on the local network.
          Code:
          8/29/16 4:45 PM	wizard-laptop	org.kde.kdeconnect[2479]	kdeconnect.core: KdeConnect daemon starting
8/29/16 4:45 PM	wizard-laptop	org.kde.kdeconnect[2479]	kdeconnect.core: Warning: KDE Connect private key file has too open permissions  "/home/wizard/.config/kdeconnect/privateKey.pem"
8/29/16 4:45 PM	wizard-laptop	org.kde.kdeconnect[2479]	kdeconnect.core: Broadcasting identity packet
8/29/16 4:45 PM	wizard-laptop	org.kde.kdeconnect[2479]	kdeconnect.core: KdeConnect daemon started
8/29/16 4:46 PM	wizard-laptop	org.kde.kdeconnect[2479]	kdeconnect.core: Broadcasting identity packet
          and that's all there is.

          Not sure why it polls so often but this might be a good question for devs over in the KDE forums.



          With a VPN your phone and PC can't talk to each other, but four requests every ten seconds sounds a little excessive to me.
          we see things not as they are, but as we are.
          -- anais nin
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