Re: Automatic VPN connection in Vista

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Terence,
Thank you for your post. We were hoping there was a way to have the VPN login happen at login, combined with the normal login, like it was handled in XP. But so far I haven't been able to accomplish it.

I CAN login to the VPN using the method you described. But that adds multiple steps for users, which is not the best.

Thank you!

Chester

"Terence Liu [MSFT]" <v-terliu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:0q2gnsExHHA.4308@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello Chester,

Thank you for posting here.

From the post, I understand you want to establish VPN connection
automatically before the user logon to the Vista computer.

Based on my test, the steps you got is correct:

1. Create another VPN connection, share it to all users,
2. When the computer boot up, click CTRL+ALT+DEL
3. Click blue icon (Network logon icon) (lower-right corner)
4. Connect to VPN created in step 1.

If the user do not know click Network logon icon before logon computer, we
cannot make it finish automatically.

Of course, the logon script will help to establish VPN automatic after user
logon computer, however, we cannot make it finish automatic before the user
logon. Because we cannot make the script run before user logon.

This is a Vista issue, please repost your issue in Vista newsgroup for
further assistance.

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I hope the information above is helpful.

If there is anything else I can do for you, feel free to let me know.

Thanks and have a nice day!

Best regards,

Terence Liu(MSFT)

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| From: Chester <chester.hull@xxxxxxxxx>
| Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
| Subject: Automatic VPN connection in Vista
| Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:03:35 -0000
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| We have a remote domain user running Vista Business. They are setup
| with the Connect to Small Business Server default VPN, put there by
| the /connectcomputer process.
|
| Everything works fine.
|
| However, I want them to connect to the VPN automatically when they
| login, and not have to do it as a second step. I haven't been able to
| find out to do this.
|
| The closest I've gotten is:
| Create another VPN connection,
| Share it to all users,
| Have user click on "Other User" at login screen
| Click blue icon (lower-right corner)
| Connect to VPN created in step 1.
|
| However, because their credentials are cached, when they first click
| CTRL+ALT+DEL, the user name is already filled in, so they tend to
| login there. Of course, then they call the helpdesk wondering why they
| can't get to the network resources!
|
| Any help here? A script to automate the VPN login, or a setting that
| I'm missing?
|
| Thank you!
|
| Chester
|
|


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