[vpn-help] DNS fails any time proxy is running even if notconnected

[Matthew Grooms]

On 1/26/2010 9:23 PM, Linwood Ferguson wrote:
>
> I have worked around, though not solved my problem. In case it helps
> anyone else…
>
> With Windows 7 Microsoft introduced the virtual wifi adapter.
>
> For reasons unclear, this is causing shrew (at least for me) to not
> work. If I disable this second virtual adapter everything works fine. If
> I re-enable it then it fails. Disable works. I’ve tried both 2.1.5 and
> the new beta 3, same behavior. The disabled adapter remains disabled on
> a reboot, so it continues to work after reboots.
>
> Uninstalling the adapter does NOT fix it but momentarily, as it will be
> recreated as soon as windows scans for hardware changes.
>
> I have no explanation why this began failing suddenly after working for
> almost a month. But it certainly appears to be fix it when it is disabled.
>
> Hope it helps someone, and maybe a clue for a software fix one day.
>

When you say you disabled the second virtual adapter, do you mean the 
wifi virtual adapter not a second shrew soft virtual adapter. Correct?

Thanks,

-Matthew