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    XP VPN Client Freezes System Upon Disconnect

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by jminiman, Jun 15, 2008.

  1. jminiman

    jminiman Notebook Guru

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    100% reproducible problem! Thinkpad T61 on XP SP3. Current version of Access Connections, Intel Wireless/LAN drivers, etc. I can login to my PPTP VPN server every time without any errors. However, every time I disconnect the VPN, Remote Connections freezes up and I can never re-establish any dial-up connection until I reboot. Ipconfig /release hangs, too. I've tried starting up using msconfig to disable all Thinkpad services and only have the most basic drivers started, and I still get the freeze every time I disconnect. VPN disconnect freeze happens regardless of whether I'm on my WiFi card or a Verizon datacard.

    Has anyone seen this? I need to be able to VPN without rebooting.
     
    jminiman, Jun 15, 2008
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