A VPN problem

My network connection fails to renew the dynamic IP address once the VPN is connected. The VPN uses a PPP adapter over a broadband cable connection. The cable provider uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol to lease and renew IP addresses.

My network connection fails to renew the dynamic IP address once the VPN is connected.

The VPN uses a PPP adapter over a broadband cable connection. The cable provider uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol to lease and renew IP addresses. I had no problems releasing the IP address when connected to the VPN.  When I moved to a new job, the VPN connection between the home PC and work PC was different from the previous company’s. The old VPN client logged on to a Windows domain; the new one doesn’t.

To fix the problem with the Microsoft VPN on Windows 2000 Professional, adjust the VPN TCP/IP settings as follows:

First, disable passing the local host’s Internet access through the remote gateway so you can get to the Internet without going through the corporate network.

Second, remove the DNS suffix of the local host for the VPN TCP/IP so your computer can resolve Internet names more efficiently. These adjustments let the local host renew the IP by directly contacting the ISP’s DHCP server over the Ethernet adapter, instead of tunneling this action through the PPP adapter.