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[Openvpn-users] TAP don't work after XPSP2 reboot


  • Subject: [Openvpn-users] TAP don't work after XPSP2 reboot
  • From: Mirek Suk <mira.suk@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 23:28:56 +0100

hi,
i spend two hours googling for workaround for xpsp2 ( openvpn 2.1b8 and 2.0.5 ) tap adapter bug? so i just wanted to post solution as I didn't find it here.


after reboot of xpsp2 ( no firewall, no antivirus, clean install ) tap adapter stops working with any ip-win32 settings.
solution is just to disable and enable adapter ( isn't nice however works ), and for user ( who will probably don't want to do this everytime he/she restart pc... ;-) we can use devcon.exe ( from m$ ) or tapinstall.exe from openvpn dist (bit modified devcon) to disable and reenable tap devices on startup. ( netsh disable don't work on XP ).


strange thing about this is i have second pc which is same hardware and software as far as i know.... and it works ok. god bless m$.

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