[vpn-help] Internet connection keeps dropping after I connect to Shrew client 2.1.7

[kevin vpn]

On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:03:27 -0400
kevin vpn <kvpn at live.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:53:16 -0400
> Katie Kieffer <atlkatie79 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I have Windows 7 64-bit OS installed on my home computer.  I
> > installed the 2.1.7 Shrew client in order to VPN into my work
> > computer, however everytime I connect, I authenticate successfully
> > through my work-administered PCF file, and I am able to remote into
> > my work computer for about 5 minutes, then I will lose my network
> > connection entirely.  It will attempt to reconnect and will
> > successfully sometimes, but then it never fails to disconnect my
> > internet connection about 5 minutes later.  I am using a
> > Linksys/Cisco CM 100 cable modem with Comcast as my ISP.  I called
> > 
> 
> Hi Katie,
> 
> Do you have a router at home and that maybe the IP addresses used by
> your router overlap those given out by the VPN?
> 
> You can check this by connecting to the VPN and then opening a 'cmd'
> prompt and typing 'winipcfg /all'.  Look at the IP addresses for all
> the connections and see if any of them are very close together (for
> instance multiple that start with 192.168).
> 

Hi Katie,

The command should actually be 'ipconfig /all', sorry about that.