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Multiple VPN clients messing with my computer's settings?
I am a consultant who works with multiple clients, who use different VPN clients. I currently have OpenVPN, Cisco AnyConnect, and WatchGuard VPN clients installed on my computer.
I am experiencing the following three symptoms. The first is merely a nuisance, the second is really causing me problems, and I'm not sure what effect the third has. Any advice would be REALLY appreciated.
1. When I log on with my OpenVPN Client and attempt to make a connection to a server, an incorrect domain is appended to the server name. For example, If I ping client 1 from the command line, the server that is pinged is client1.wrongdomain.com. Wrongdomain.com is a client that I connect to using Cisco AnyConnect and happens to be the first client that I connected to with AnyConnect. I can work around this by making entries in my HOSTS file.
2. At times, Windows Explorer 'hangs'. I can navigate existing directories, but any time that I attempt to do any actions with a context menu (right click --> Open With, or right click --> New Folder, Windows Explorer completely locks up for 10-15 minutes. I can create directories using the command prompt, but I really need the context menus to work. This problem is intermittent, but can only be solved by a hard shutdown - holding the power button down.
3. At times I get a pop-up window at the bottom right of the screen that tell me that the computer was unable to log in with administrator privileges. This message will go away after 2 or 3 reboots.
I use a Dell XPS 15 (2013 version) with Windows 10 Professional. I have tried to resolve this multiple ways - from completely resetting to the factory default to ordering a replacement laptop.
Has anyone run into this before and does anyone have any ideas on how to resolve?
-Dan
I am experiencing the following three symptoms. The first is merely a nuisance, the second is really causing me problems, and I'm not sure what effect the third has. Any advice would be REALLY appreciated.
1. When I log on with my OpenVPN Client and attempt to make a connection to a server, an incorrect domain is appended to the server name. For example, If I ping client 1 from the command line, the server that is pinged is client1.wrongdomain.com. Wrongdomain.com is a client that I connect to using Cisco AnyConnect and happens to be the first client that I connected to with AnyConnect. I can work around this by making entries in my HOSTS file.
2. At times, Windows Explorer 'hangs'. I can navigate existing directories, but any time that I attempt to do any actions with a context menu (right click --> Open With, or right click --> New Folder, Windows Explorer completely locks up for 10-15 minutes. I can create directories using the command prompt, but I really need the context menus to work. This problem is intermittent, but can only be solved by a hard shutdown - holding the power button down.
3. At times I get a pop-up window at the bottom right of the screen that tell me that the computer was unable to log in with administrator privileges. This message will go away after 2 or 3 reboots.
I use a Dell XPS 15 (2013 version) with Windows 10 Professional. I have tried to resolve this multiple ways - from completely resetting to the factory default to ordering a replacement laptop.
Has anyone run into this before and does anyone have any ideas on how to resolve?
-Dan
I'd suggest creating a virtual machine for each of your clients.
I have tried that and a number of clients do not work within Virtual Machines. Some do, a number do not. However, it is worth a try.
Another option would be to install multiple instances of Windows....
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