> 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)
>
> Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
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> | From: Chester <chester.hull[ at ]gmail.com>
> | 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
> |
> |
>