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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=PL link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Hello, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>When using client version 2.2.2 I try to log in a new user (without a cached profile on the workstation).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The vpn connects, and it passes control to the OS which in turn says there are no login servers available.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>After SEVERAL trials it finally succeeds. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>With the same VPN profile, when I connect first using another account – this works perfectly every time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>My guess is that you turn over control to OS before VPN if fully initialized / visible by the OS and when the OS tries to reach the server it fails.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>If this is the case – the configurable delay after setting up the VPN should solve the problem<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please investigate the matter and introduce some corrections. Being able to login to a “non-cached” account over the VPN was the primary reason to buy a pro license, and I will not be able to propose shrewsoft products to my customers until this problem is solved.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The OS is Win 8 Pro, the PDC server is 2008 R2.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Another thing is that you should follow the standard login process for the Microsoft Credential Provider :<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Do not force user to enter the domain name (use default instead with the possibility of overriding it)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>You should also allow for the option of windows logon credentials for XAUTH, in this way loging with VPN could be as easy as with the standard Credential Provider (as with this kinfd of config entering username and password would be enough)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Piotr Oleszkiewicz<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>