Can't make PPTP connection for ten minutes

user1528 · External Since: Nov 16, 2004 Posts: 5

On a Windows XP laptop, I can't make a PPTP connection for ten
minutes after restarting. Internet Explorer is working fine during that
time; the network icon appears almost right away in the system tray. All of
a sudden, after about ten minutes, without doing anything else, the PPTP
icon starts working and is fine until shutdown. What might be causing this?

"Bob Lin · External Since: Apr 24, 2009 Posts: 4

It could be MTU issue. These search result may help.

a.. VPN connection is disconnected after several minutes
VPN connection is disconnected after several minutes. We have been
seeing more and more cases like this one. We don't really know the causes,
....
www.chicagotech.net/VPN/vpn3minutes.htm - Similar

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VPN connection is disconnected after several minutesVPN connection is
disconnected after several minutes. We have been seeing more and more ...
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> On a Windows XP laptop, I can't make a PPTP connection for ten
> minutes after restarting. Internet Explorer is working fine during that
> time; the network icon appears almost right away in the system tray. All
> of
> a sudden, after about ten minutes, without doing anything else, the PPTP
> icon starts working and is fine until shutdown. What might be causing
> this?
>
>