Windows 8: Limited network when VPN/PPPOE

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Necuno

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Seems to be something weird going on. When I connect to VPN or PPPOE windows 8 will show limited network on the LAN and basically no traffic. What I don't get is that it did work before with VPN and no issues. Same with PPPOE, last night I was able to dial, connect and surf. Now this morning same thing... Limited network and no traffic.
 
Just making sure you have "Use default gateway on remote network" turned off for the VPN connection?
 
What is the point then of the VPN, surely you don't expect me to setup a route table for each and every connection :confused:

The setup is exactly as it was in windows 7, it worked in windows 8 and now it doesn't. Trying to workout what changed as it seems to be an on and off thing.
 
You can always go and disable the "Use default gateway on remote network" under your VPN's IPv4 settings.
Just take note that when you do this, you may need to add additional routes to your work (or whatever place you're VPN to).

If you know your work's subnet(s), then you can simply add persistent routes for it, so that whenever you dial the VPN (and not using the "Use default gateway" option) that it would still route the traffic correctly.

I can always help you temporarily fix the routing problems - but I'll need the 'route print -4' before & after the issue occurred.

I've also written an application called "Traffic Splitter" that you can use to setup the routes - which is pretty helpful if you don't want to setup persistent routes, which you can't do with PPPoE connections (unless you have one with a static IP address).
 
Pada said:
You can always go and disable the "Use default gateway on remote network" under your VPN's IPv4 settings.
Just take note that when you do this, you may need to add additional routes to your work (or whatever place you're VPN to).

If you know your work's subnet(s), then you can simply add persistent routes for it, so that whenever you dial the VPN (and not using the "Use default gateway" option) that it would still route the traffic correctly.

I can always help you temporarily fix the routing problems - but I'll need the 'route print -4' before & after the issue occurred.

I've also written an application called "Traffic Splitter" that you can use to setup the routes - which is pretty helpful if you don't want to setup persistent routes, which you can't do with PPPoE connections (unless you have one with a static IP address).
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Thanks, but doesn't solve the issue. Which seems to be something with windows 8 at the moment, I had this in the previews as well not only just now in the retail.

I want all my traffic over vpn as already mentioned in #3. Whole point of PPTP or L2TP is to have encrypted traffic, if you disable the gateway... you would have to setup a route table which defeats the whole point of just enabling the vpn. Going be to really hard work to write a hook to pass all browser traffic for example through vpn, because you now have split network.

Don't think you guys really understand what the problem is

1) it works in windows 7
2) it does not work in windows 8

What has changed ?
Nothing except the OS.

Has this work before ?
Yes, but it seems to be on and off with more off on windows 8.

Do you have latest drivers ?
Yes

Have you rebooted, released, renewed, flushed dns ?
Yes

Disable gateway ?
**** no, it defeats point of having vpn

On side note: I've noticed that windows 8 places VPN and PPOE as public network. Might be something there or not.
 
Pr⊕phet said:
I want all my traffic over vpn as already mentioned in #3. Whole point of PPTP or L2TP is to have encrypted traffic, if you disable the gateway... you would have to setup a route table which defeats the whole point of just enabling the vpn. Going be to really hard work to write a hook to pass all browser traffic for example through vpn, because you now have split network.
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I've always used my VPN's differently. I always disable the "Use default gateway" option and then manually set the routes, because I don't want to route my home's Internet via my office or church's internet - effectively hogging 3x as much bandwidth.

Secondly, if you want to have ALL the traffic passing through the VPN, why would you care about Windows telling you that you have Limited Connectivity on your "Network" interface?
If you cannot access your PC's/devices on your LAN, then just add the persistent route (if your router's IP address is 192.168.1.0):
route add 192.168.1.0 mask 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1
If that fixed it, then you can add it permanently by adding the "-p" option. If it did not fix it, then please post "route print -4" before & after the issue like I asked in my initial post.

You can always try the things they suggested here: http://serverfault.com/questions/40...connetction-to-some-hosts-while-vpn-is-active
which basically leaves you with 2 options:
a) Change the metric of the VPN
b) File a bug with Microsoft
 
Pada said:
I've always used my VPN's differently.
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I can tell.

Pada said:
Secondly, if you want to have ALL the traffic passing through the VPN, why would you care about Windows telling you that you have Limited Connectivity on your "Network" interface?
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Because OOB vpn it can't do jack as there is no traffic towards network or internet. Have a look at my picture in reply #6

Pada said:
You can always try the things they suggested here: http://serverfault.com/questions/40...connetction-to-some-hosts-while-vpn-is-active
which basically leaves you with 2 options:
a) Change the metric of the VPN
b) File a bug with Microsoft
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Doesn't work should have noted I've done this. However... doing the following did work after reboot:

View attachment 27928

HLM > software > microsoft > windows NT > current version > networklist > Profiles > ( find matching guid )

Add CategoryType, set 1
Set Category 1
Set managed 1

Now magically VPN is in private range and working. That was all that was changed. Both Network and VPN is OOB.
 
hmmm. Not sure what the problem here is. Few days later and same thing:

1) Connect to vpn for secure and encrypted browsing
2) All network and internet access is set to none or limited

Really seems to be a windows 8 thing. Is there a 3rd party client software I can use to open the vpn? Can putty open a vpn? Not sure if I want to go the vm route to just proxy vpn...
 
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