Remote Desktop stops after vpn

[Harolds]

I Remote Desktop into Window Server on my local network, while connected I
connect to a VPN connection (from the Server), once the VPN connection is
made my Remote Desktop connection to the Server is lost. I am also unable to
Remote Desktop to the the Server, though I can still access folder shares on
it.

Can someone help me with this problem?
--
Harolds

 

[moncho]

Harolds wrote:
> I Remote Desktop into Window Server on my local network, while connected I
> connect to a VPN connection (from the Server), once the VPN connection is
> made my Remote Desktop connection to the Server is lost. I am also unable to
> Remote Desktop to the the Server, though I can still access folder shares on
> it.
>
> Can someone help me with this problem?

A possible problem may be either you have a personal firewall on your
system that is causing issues or the VPN client does not allow split-DNS
thus shutting off your local network access while connected through the
VPN. Although that does not explain being able to access network shares.

I do believe it is a VPN client policy related issue though.

moncho

 

[Sooner Al [MVP]]

"Harolds" <harolds@community.nospam> wrote in message
news:80234157-CB20-4964-BC8C-2EEB746A2F0D@microsoft.com...
>I Remote Desktop into Window Server on my local network, while connected I
> connect to a VPN connection (from the Server), once the VPN connection is
> made my Remote Desktop connection to the Server is lost. I am also unable
> to
> Remote Desktop to the the Server, though I can still access folder shares
> on
> it.
>
> Can someone help me with this problem?
> --
> Harolds

If your using the MS PPTP VPN client you can enable/disable split tunneling.
See this Cable Guy article for help with that...

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg1003.mspx

Note the potential security issues. Sometimes this is also a server side
function, ie. like in OpenVPN. If that is the case then you would need to
talk to the VPN admin about this issue...

--

Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Harolds]

Let me clarify:
The VPN client is the windows server.

While the server (vpn client) has the VPN connection active I cannot remote
desktop to the server. Though I still have access to folder shares on that
server.
--
Harolds


"Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote:

> "Harolds" <harolds@community.nospam> wrote in message
> news:80234157-CB20-4964-BC8C-2EEB746A2F0D@microsoft.com...
> >I Remote Desktop into Window Server on my local network, while connected I
> > connect to a VPN connection (from the Server), once the VPN connection is
> > made my Remote Desktop connection to the Server is lost. I am also unable
> > to
> > Remote Desktop to the the Server, though I can still access folder shares
> > on
> > it.
> >
> > Can someone help me with this problem?
> > --
> > Harolds
>
> If your using the MS PPTP VPN client you can enable/disable split tunneling.
> See this Cable Guy article for help with that...
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg1003.mspx
>
> Note the potential security issues. Sometimes this is also a server side
> function, ie. like in OpenVPN. If that is the case then you would need to
> talk to the VPN admin about this issue...
>
> --
>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows Networking)
>
> Please post *ALL* questions and replies to the news group for the
> mutual benefit of all of us...
> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights...
> How to ask a question
> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>

 

[Harolds]

Please read my reply to Sooner Al.

And disabling the firewall does not fix the problem.
--
Harolds


"moncho" wrote:

> Harolds wrote:
> > I Remote Desktop into Window Server on my local network, while connected I
> > connect to a VPN connection (from the Server), once the VPN connection is
> > made my Remote Desktop connection to the Server is lost. I am also unable to
> > Remote Desktop to the the Server, though I can still access folder shares on
> > it.
> >
> > Can someone help me with this problem?
>
> A possible problem may be either you have a personal firewall on your
> system that is causing issues or the VPN client does not allow split-DNS
> thus shutting off your local network access while connected through the
> VPN. Although that does not explain being able to access network shares.
>
> I do believe it is a VPN client policy related issue though.
>
> moncho
>

 

[moncho]

Harolds wrote:
> Let me clarify:
> The VPN client is the windows server.
>
> While the server (vpn client) has the VPN connection active I cannot remote
> desktop to the server. Though I still have access to folder shares on that
> server.

That still may be the problem especially since the server (vpn client)
is the VPN client. Whatever server is hosting the vpn connection is
probably setting the policy and that may be where your problem is.

moncho

 

[Harolds]

What policy is being set that could be causing my problem?
--
Harolds


"moncho" wrote:

> Harolds wrote:
> > Let me clarify:
> > The VPN client is the windows server.
> >
> > While the server (vpn client) has the VPN connection active I cannot remote
> > desktop to the server. Though I still have access to folder shares on that
> > server.
>
> That still may be the problem especially since the server (vpn client)
> is the VPN client. Whatever server is hosting the vpn connection is
> probably setting the policy and that may be where your problem is.
>
> moncho
>

 

[moncho]

Harolds wrote:
> What policy is being set that could be causing my problem?

Like Sooner and I stated, we believe it is the split tunneling policy.
The host system may have it set to no.

I am only going on past experiences here. You may want to make sure
that the VPN host system allows RDP 3389 too.

moncho

 

[Harolds]

Update:

Though the Remote Desktop connection is dropped when the VPN first connects,
after a few minutes the Remote Desktop connection is reestablished.

--
Harolds


"moncho" wrote:

> Harolds wrote:
> > What policy is being set that could be causing my problem?
>
> Like Sooner and I stated, we believe it is the split tunneling policy.
> The host system may have it set to no.
>
> I am only going on past experiences here. You may want to make sure
> that the VPN host system allows RDP 3389 too.
>
> moncho
>