[vpn-help] VPN Connection does not show up in network connections

Matthew Grooms mgrooms at shrew.net
Tue Mar 1 18:04:50 CST 2011


On 2/18/2011 6:43 AM, Martin Kreutzer wrote:
> Hi,
> I have the shrew client 2.1.7 installed on a Windows 7 Enterprise 64bit.
> It works fine, but I do not get a connection icon in the "network
> connections" windows (I hope that this is the english name for it, in
> german it's "Netzwerkverbindungen" - the windows which lists your
> network adapters).
>
> "ipconfig /all" shows it with the name "LAN-Verbindung* 2".
>
> Any suggestions where to look for it?
>

You say, it works fine. Does that mean the connection is established and 
you can pass traffic? The Shrew Soft Virtual adapter is not meant to be 
modified by the user. Its only visible on the command line using 
'ipconfig /all'.

-Matthew



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