Starting a Windows 7 Agile VPN Connection¶
VPN connections can be managed either from the Network and Internet / Network and Sharing Center menu:
or more concisely from the Network and Internet / Network Connections menu:
Just click on Connect and the VPN tunnel comes up after which the following status information is available:
Unfortunately there is not much detailed status information available:
The console command ipconfig /all shows the created virtual VPN interface:
PPP adapter VPN: Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : Description . . . . . . . . . . . : VPN Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.245(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255 Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0 NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled