[vpn-help] Shrewsoft 2.2.2 broke gateway connections.

[Kevin VPN]

On 10/13/2013 02:47 PM, Jim Harle wrote:
> If it were me, I would remove the Broadcom physical adapter and reboot, and let it be discovered anew.  You could also try removing the problematic devices using the method described here:
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> http://discussions.virtualdr.com/showthread.php?203715-Win-XP-cannot-uninstall-hardware
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> It’s an old post, but then again so is the OS.
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> Last but not least, perhaps the netsh commands to reset the TCP/IP networking?
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> netsh int tcp reset
> netsh winsock reset
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> I don’t know if these work in XP though…I *think* they do.
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> From: vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net [mailto:vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net] On Behalf Of wilson
> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 9:11 AM
> To: vpn-help at lists.shrew.net
> Subject: Re: [vpn-help] Shrewsoft 2.2.2 broke gateway connections.
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> Thanks for replying Neal. I tried the devmgmt.msc suggestion, but could not remove the two devices from shrew soft. I also looked st the Adapter and Binding tab but the internet device was already the first in the list. I moved it down one then back to the first in the list and rebooted. I still can't get an internet connection even after a reboot.
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> Sincerely,
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> Brian S. Wilson
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> On 2013-10-13 10:26, Neal King wrote:
> If you want to uninstall the devices from your computer you can:
> Enter command prompt (ensure Run as Administrator if Vista or above)
> Type in “Set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1” without the quotes and press enter
> Then type in “start devmgmt.msc” without the quotes and press enter
> In the device manager window that is displayed click on the View menu and select the option Show Hidden Devices
> Go to the network cards and all devices even ones that are not present will be shown and can be uninstalled. The above works on Vista and above but have not tried on old XP.
> However, I suspect that your network device binding order is messed up so before removing devices do the following:
> Open Network Connections screen and then select Advanced menu and Advanced Settings. On the Adapter and Bindings tab ensure your physical network card is at the top of the Connections list. If not then use the arrows on the right to move it to the top of the list. If using XP reboot the machine after making the change and see if your able to access the internet again.
> Hope this helps
> Thanks
> Neal
> From: vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net<mailto:vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net> [mailto:vpn-help-bounces at lists.shrew.net] On Behalf Of wilson
> Sent: 13 October 2013 14:55
> To: vpn-help at lists.shrew.net<mailto:vpn-help at lists.shrew.net>
> Subject: Re: [vpn-help] Shrewsoft 2.2.2 broke gateway connections.
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> One further update, The My Computer, Properties, Hardware, Device Manager, Network Adapters still shows the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet - Shrew Soft Miniport Filter and WAN Miniport (IP) - Shrew Soft Miniport Filter as installed even though I had removed the product and rebooted.  Both products show a yellow triangle with an exclamation point which I'm assuming means the software is not working as expected.
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> I've tried uninstalling both products (right click, uninstall), but the system won't remove the software and says it might be needed for rebooting.  I've tried disabling the products and opening my browsers, but I still have no internet connectivity.
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> The device status window under the General tab says "Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (code 29) Click Troubleshoot to start the troubleshooter for this device."  The troubleshooter says to uninstall the device, but that always fails saying it may be needed to boot the machine. I've tried rolling back the driver, but there is no previous driver on the system.
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> If I click on the driver tab, driver details button, the message that appears says "No driver files are required or have been loaded for this device."
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> Sincerely,
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> Brian S. Wilson
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> On 2013-10-13 04:38, wilson wrote:
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> I downloaded and started the installation process.  The installation proceeded for several minutes then appeared to stop (for about 30 minutes no progress was made).  I tried to open two browsers (chrome and firefox) and got messages indicating there was no internet connection.  I canceled the installation and saw some error screens flash up which I closed.
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> I again tried to open the browsers, but got the same "no internet" error messages.  I uninstalled the Shrewsoft package, again saw several error messages about missing files, and rebooted when prompted.  The system shut down and when it restarted, it went through the restart process several times.  When it finally did come up, I logged in and tried the browsers again with the same "no internet" message.
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> I ran %windir%\network diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe but this now gives a runtime error after the request to turn on the gateway.
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> I now have no internet connections from this machine at all and need assistance as soon as possible.
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> VPN CLient: 2.2.2
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> Windows OS: Win XP Pro (SP3, latest patches)
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> Gateway: AT&T 2701HG-B 2 Wire
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> Gateway OS: Unknown
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Hi Brian,

When Shrew has had problems installing or uninstalling, I've had success 
with installing a different version of Shrew, since the install process 
removes any previous Shrew components and adapters.