[vpn-help] Inappropriate DNS changing in Win7

[Matthew Grooms]

On 5/12/2011 1:30 PM, Stanislav Datskevich wrote:
> Problem:
> I'm using ShrewSoft VPN Client version 2.1.7 in Windows 7 to connect to
> Juniper SRX 210 firewall. The connection is successfully, but vpn client
> erases all the DNS-servers in my existing network connection.
> DNS-servers are turned back when I disconnect vpn. Now I using a
> workaround - I added my DNS-servers manually to vpn config.
>
> I propose to change the VPN client so that it does not interfere in
> setting DNS, if you uncheck "Enable DNS ".
>
> To reproduce:
> Connect from Windows 7 (use manually added DNS-servers on your network
> connection) to any Juniper SRX with dial-in vpn using attached config
> (or same).
>
> VPN Client version = 2.1.7
> Windows OS Version = Windows 7 32-bit with service pack 1
> Gateway Make/Model = Juniper SRX 210
>

Looks like your using direct adapter mode. That doesn't get tested as 
often. Is your IP address statically configured or are you using DHCP? 
I'll a note for checking into this in the todo list.

-Matthew