VPN not working in W8 METRO

[Vegetarian]

Hi

Installed Windows 8 yesterday... As I live abroad I use a uk VPN and it works in the DESKTOP, but in METRO PC says there's no internet connection. Under net tab I notice that soon as I enable the VPN the net connection changes to LIMITED from CONNECTED.

Anyone got any ideas?

 

[Randomface74]

Idea #1 - Windows 8 fail

 

[flying grouse]

I've not looked at all the options for VPN but I would check the Domain name isn't set as your computer name.

For anyone experiencing the problem where the domain name is coming up as what ever your Computer name is, simple fix is to do the following in the connection credentials;

In the name section, type your needed domain name followed by \ , then your logon name. Eg;

TIG\john.smith

As soon as you have typed the \ you will see the domain below the credentials change to whatever you have entered.

Further to this, for me, I also needed to select the CHAP checkbox on the security tab of the Properties for the connection.