Microsoft KB Archive/280095

= Internet Explorer Does Not Automatically Create a Virtual Private Network Connection =

Article ID: 280095

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

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This article was previously published under Q280095



SYMPTOMS
When you start Internet Explorer and you have configured your computer to automatically prompt you to start your virtual private network (VPN) connection, your VPN connection may not be established when you click Connect. Instead, you may receive an &quot;Unable to Establish Connection&quot; error message after you click Connect.



CAUSE
This problem can occur if Internet Explorer does not initialize a Dial-Up Networking (DUN) connection before it tries to initialize the VPN connection.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, start a VPN session before you start Internet Explorer.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbprb KB280095

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