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Thanks to the suggestion given by Bikehead, here's what worked for me, step-by-step:

• ssh to the remote server

• run:

  nmcli con list

This returns a list like the following which includes the UUID of the VPN connection

 NAME                   UUID                                     TYPE              TIMESTAMP-REAL                    
 System foobar (wlan2)  12323e-535e-c25b-43443-243434a6501   802-11-wireless   Mon 26 Dec 2011 05:56:45 PM EST   
 eth0 192.168.2.50      777776bd0-0bb0-7ffb-45f1-d6edd65f3e03   802-3-ethernet    Sun 17 Apr 2011 07:54:53 PM EDT   
 Connection to VPN from Outside e923399-0b97-4dbe-8199-434343437b   vpn               Mon 26 Dec 2011 05:56:45 PM EST

• Actually activate the VPN using:

  nmcli con up uuid e923399-0b97-4dbe-8199-434343437b

• Test logging into a server behind the VPN:

  ssh foobar@server.behind.vpn.com

Thanks to the suggestion given by Bikehead, here's what worked for me, step-by-step:

  NAME                   UUID                                     TYPE              TIMESTAMP-REAL                    
  System foobar (wlan2)  12323e-535e-c25b-43443-243434a6501   802-11-wireless   Mon 26 Dec 2011 05:56:45 PM EST   
  eth0 192.168.2.50      777776bd0-0bb0-7ffb-45f1-d6edd65f3e03   802-3-ethernet    Sun 17 Apr 2011 07:54:53 PM EDT   
  Connection to VPN from Outside e923399-0b97-4dbe-8199-434343437b   vpn               Mon 26 Dec 2011 05:56:45 PM EST
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Thanks to the suggestion given by Bikehead, here's what worked for me, step-by-step:

1. ssh to the remote server
2. run: nmcli con list. This returns a list like the following which includes the UUID of the VPN connection.

    NAME                   UUID                                     TYPE              TIMESTAMP-REAL                    
    System foobar (wlan2)  12323e-535e-c25b-43443-243434a6501   802-11-wireless   Mon 26 Dec 2011 05:56:45 PM EST   
    eth0 192.168.2.50      777776bd0-0bb0-7ffb-45f1-d6edd65f3e03   802-3-ethernet    Sun 17 Apr 2011 07:54:53 PM EDT   
    Connection to VPN from Outside e923399-0b97-4dbe-8199-434343437b   vpn               Mon 26 Dec 2011 05:56:45 PM EST 

1. Actually activate the VPN using (this seems to require root access):

   sudo nmcli con up uuid e923399-0b97-4dbe-8199-434343437b

2. Test logging into a server behind the VPN:

   ssh foobar@server.behind.vpn.com