VPN on Mac doesn’t work correctly

I’m getting frustrated and if anyone has suggestions, let me know. I want to connect to a VPN (PPTD) server. Works fine on iPhone. Using exact same settings on Mac (current version), it will not connect. The console logs, even with verbose logging on says “connection to server”. And that’s it. It eventually gives up.

I’ve tried other VPN protocols with no luck. I’ve tried repairing disk permissions. I’ve tried resetting the VPN connections. I’ve removed the keychain entries. I’ve tried Googling for ideas.

Sigh.

Don’t let anyone tell you that Macs are perfect.