Windows 10 built in VPN client multiple connections

Hi,

Can you try copying the following file to your desktop.

%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk\rasphone.pbk

Once on your desktop run the file rasphone.pbk which will launch the VPN connection software.

Can you see whether this software allows you to create multiple VPN connections and keep the settings.

If working, check back in Windows 10 and see if you can see both VPN connections.

Hope this helps!

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let me know how it goes.

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Hello,

I have found two other options for you to test.

Again please let me know how you get on.

1. Move rasphone.pbk to the desktop. (Connections created this way will be visible in rasphone and Windows 10 VPN) Browse in Windows Explorer to the following folder %userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Network\Connections\Pbk Copy the file rasphone.pbk to your desktop. Run rasphone.pbk from your desktop and try creating the new connections.
2. Create the saved VPN entry using Powershell. Run this in powershell as administrator and it will add the entry to all users on that device. (This will be visible only within Windows 10 VPN)

Add-VpnConnection -Name $ConnectionName -ServerAddress $ServerAddress -AllUserConnection -TunnelType L2tp -L2tpPsk $PresharedKey -AuthenticationMethod Pap -EncryptionLevel Optional -Force

Replace $**** with your require settings

$ConnectionName - Your Connection Name

$ServerAddress - IP or URL to connect to

$Presharedkey - VPN key

One other Note! #Username and Passwords.

Tell your users to enter the user name and password each time.

Do not set it to remember.

Clearing and setting up 2 new VPN connections with rasphone - looked good, used the builtin VPN dialog to fill in username and password.

The first connection worked fine.

The second connection failed, it had reverted to "General authentication method" and lost the username and password details.

Trying to edit the second connection would not save updated details.

Hello,

Can you try the following

1. Delete any VPN instances you have on your machine. In cmd prompt type 'rasphone' and Enter. Check no VPNs are showing in the dialog box
2. Reset your Network Settings using the link below and then restart Windows

https://www.howtogeek.com/265870/how-to-reset-y...

3. Setup your 2 new VPNs using rasphone tool In cmd prompt type 'rasphone' and Enter. Choose New > Workplace Network Enter your VPN details.

Hope this helps!

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Thanks for your response Nigel.

First time I tried this I lost my original working definition.

Running rasphone from the desktop isn't showing all the options I'd like to see and adding a new connection isn't visible via the normal VPN Client view. It is visible rasphone.

The connections I'm wanting to use are IKEV2 with username/password.

Using rasphone I can connect to my original connection, but it isn't showing as connected in the normal network connections view.

Direct rasphone use doesn't seem to solve my problem