RESOLVED: Network Wizard only creates Dial-up VPN

[dustindustin]

Recently I found a fix to a problem a hand full of people were having.
After searching for hours I found no solution. The problem was that
when creating a new VPN network connection in Windows XP using the new
connection wizard, it would only create a dialup connection regardless
if you chose the connection to be a dial-up connection or a virtual
private connection.

The solution involved reinstalling the WAN Miniport (PPTP) driver.
Here's how I did it:

1. Go to device manager and select "Show Hidden Devices" under the
View menu.

2. Expand Network adapters. You should see the WAN Miniport (PPTP)

3. Try right clicking on it and uninstalling it. More than likely it
won't allow you to. To get around this update the driver to something
"uninstallable" like the MAC Bridge. To do this right click on it and
select update driver. Choose no to look on windows update. Then choose
to specify a location. Next choose dont search. Next unselect show
compatible hardware and find the MAC Bridge under Microsoft. Force it
to install it. After thats done you should be able to uninstall your
new 'MAC Bridge Miniport."

4. Now that it's gone, lets reinstall it. Go fetch the devcon.exe
package from Microsoft (Search for devcon.exe on google) and extract
it somewhere.

5. Go to the command prompt / console (cmd.exe) and get to the folder
with devcon.exe in it.

6. Run this command: devcon.exe install c:\windows\inf\netrasa.inf
MS_PptpMiniport

7. Go back to the device manager. You should see the WAN Miniport
(PPTP) back.

8. Try making yourself a fresh VPN connection now.


This worked for me so I hope it works for everyone else with the
issue. Good luck!

Dustin

 

[Robert L [MVP - Networking]]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Recently I found a fix to a problem a hand full of people were having.
After searching for hours I found no solution. The problem was that
when creating a new VPN network connection in Windows XP using the new
connection wizard, it would only create a dialup connection regardless
if you chose the connection to be a dial-up connection or a virtual
private connection.

The solution involved reinstalling the WAN Miniport (PPTP) driver.
Here's how I did it:

1. Go to device manager and select "Show Hidden Devices" under the
View menu.

2. Expand Network adapters. You should see the WAN Miniport (PPTP)

3. Try right clicking on it and uninstalling it. More than likely it
won't allow you to. To get around this update the driver to something
"uninstallable" like the MAC Bridge. To do this right click on it and
select update driver. Choose no to look on windows update. Then choose
to specify a location. Next choose dont search. Next unselect show
compatible hardware and find the MAC Bridge under Microsoft. Force it
to install it. After thats done you should be able to uninstall your
new 'MAC Bridge Miniport."

4. Now that it's gone, lets reinstall it. Go fetch the devcon.exe
package from Microsoft (Search for devcon.exe on google) and extract
it somewhere.

5. Go to the command prompt / console (cmd.exe) and get to the folder
with devcon.exe in it.

6. Run this command: devcon.exe install c:\windows\inf\netrasa.inf
MS_PptpMiniport

7. Go back to the device manager. You should see the WAN Miniport
(PPTP) back.

8. Try making yourself a fresh VPN connection now.


This worked for me so I hope it works for everyone else with the
issue. Good luck!

Dustin