DsVPN as a client crashes Gnome about dsvpn

[jedisct1]

Unless you got a funny version with a built-in keylogger, dsvpn never accesses the keyboard or mouse, and doesn't know anything about Gnome either.

Maybe Gnome is trying to change network settings or firewall rules and acts weird if something is already in place?

Unfortunately, the root cause is likely to be unrelated to dsvpn so I doubt anyone would be able to help besides yourself.

Try to find all the steps happening when Gnome start, in order to pinpoint what exact command or step causes the system to freeze. The Ubuntu forums are probably a better place to get help with this very specific issue.