--- vpnc.orig	Wed Mar 14 07:59:30 2007
+++ vpnc	Wed Mar 14 10:32:49 2007
@@ -43,9 +43,12 @@
 		current="$vpnc_conf_dir/$config"
 
 		# Start vpnc.
-		if ! $command $current $vpnc_flags; then
-			status=$?
-			echo "Running 'vpnc $current $vpnc_flags' failed."
+		$command --local-port 0 $current $vpnc_flags
+		status=$?
+		if [ $status != 0 ]; then
+			# VPNC does not print a newline after an error.
+			echo
+			echo "Running 'vpnc $current --local-port 0 $vpnc_flags' failed."
 			return $status
 		fi