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On windows server 2008,2012 or above I need to re-connect VPN automatically once it is disconnected due to any reason.

It may be server restart, Manual command to Disconnect. Persistent VPN connection.

Any work arounds

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I sort it out using «Task Scheduler»

Here are steps to do it

Make VPN Connection and give it Some Name Let say «My VPN»

Open «Task Scheduler» from Start Menu and click «Create Task» (Option can be found on right side of Task Scheduler)

POPUP will appear asking for Task Information. Fill in information like below

After that go to Trigger Tab and Select «New». Another POPup will appear like below

On Top Select «Begin The Task» Drop Down Menu and choose «On an Event»

Below List will change In «Log:» Choose «Application», In «Source:» choose «RasClient», In «EventID:» choose «20226» and then click OK like below

Again click on «New» and add another Trigger. On Top again Select «Begin The Task» Drop Down Menu and choose «On an Event» then In «Log:» Choose «Microsoft-Windows-NetworkProfile/Operational», In «Source:» choose «NetworkProfile», In «EventID:» choose «10000» and then click OK like below

This will add two triggers for our Tasks. like below

Now we will Add action. Click on Next Tab named «Action» and then Click New, Another Popup will appear. In «Action:» it should be Start a Program then In «Program/Script:» Click Browse and Choose rasdial.exe Its path will appear as it is present inside «System32» folder.Now you need to add name of VPN and credentials in «Add arguments (optional)» in following order

«VPN Name» username password

Now click OK and Create Task It will appear Tasks List. Now go to VPN Connection Disconnect it and you will see it reconnects automatically. Restart the server and you will see VPN Connected By Default.

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4. (Ethernet) Select Ethernet and click the network you’re connected to
5. (WiFi) Click on Wi-Fi, select Manage known networks
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   2. Click the Properties button
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Note: this is cross posted from http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-networking/vpns-forcing-ethernet-to-disconnect-on-windows-10/0a9d3b92-c224-4901-bea5-d675ab78b074?tm=1456863070209, based on feedback from @AnthonyJose on a similar question.

As part of my normal work, I have to address multiple VPN’s from multiple vendors. When I launch a VPN connection, Windows 10 shuts off my Ethernet connection. Depending on the vendor, the nature of the shutdown varies from marking my ethernet as a public network and making the internet unavailable, to shutting off the adapter entirely.

I most frequently use Cisco AnyConnect, Junos Pulse, Open VPN, and Fortinet.

I can use wifi for a lot of things so this is mostly an annoyance so far. It becomes inconvenient (and seems somewhat silly) when I have to use a second VPN to connect via wifi to the server that’s sitting 20 feet away from me, on a direct wired connection.

Does anyone know why this happens to the ethernet connection?

Is there a solution?

Answers

Ethernet stopped working completely. I was beginning to think I had a hardware failure.

I uninstalled the NIC, then reinstalled it. I had to manually do a winsock reset and install the client for microsoft networks.

Ethernet is working fine now. I am enabling each of the VPN’s as I use them. Hopefully that will pinpoint the issue.

• Edited by pojoguy Tuesday, March 8, 2016 2:08 PM
• Proposed as answer by Kate Li Microsoft employee Thursday, March 10, 2016 4:13 PM
• Marked as answer by Kate Li Microsoft employee Wednesday, March 30, 2016 8:10 AM

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Have you tried running SFC & DISM?

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Thank you for looking this up.

This person’s issue was with the Hyper-V virtual switch. My laptop is not virtualized.

However, the VPN’s do create tunnelling adapters. This may yet prove a fruitful avenue to pursue. I will do some checking.

Thank you for taking the time to look at this.

Neither SFC nor DISM found any issues.

On another thread I found out that some of the VPN clients are setting bad firewall rules and causing this symptom. I would post the link but I can’t find it again.

I created some firewall rules to always allow the the VPN clients that appear to be the most frequent offenders to reach out. I will monitor for a few days.

Windows IP Configuration

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection* 6:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : somevpn.com
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::241e:e5c4:7757:eee8%7
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 123.45.67.89
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0

Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Ethernet adapter Ethernet:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : mylan.net
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : fc00::144
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : fc00::2cc8:c001:626a:740c
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : fc00::6909:5c68:aed:9817
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::2cc8:c001:626a:740c%3
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::b675:eff:fe07:31e5%3
192.168.2.1

Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 4:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:5ef5:79fb:208f:12c0:7e92:b3e
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::208f:12c0:7e92:b3e%16
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :