

So I have to use Dell SonicWall Netextender for work and I have been having issues using it since the update to 8.1. So to start with some information, everything used to work on Windows 8 no problem using Netextender version 7.0.196. Working in windows 8.1 if I uninstall it, reinstall it, restart my computer, I am then able to use it without any problems for several hours. That made it - at least in the past - easy for others to download NW and module binaries themselves, instead of the backup team having to supply it. I have been trying to figure out why it works and then stops working but haven't exactly been able to figure it outĪs of yet. I have noticed it almost appears that windows 8.1 treats netextender like it is a modem and after a few hours it deactivates that modem and I cannot get it to reactive. I noticed this on netextenders "advanced network settings" as after I do a fresh

Going through device manager it still shows SonicWall Netextender Adapter under the network adapters and says the drivers are good and everything Install there is the little phone icon but after a few hours and it stops working that phone icon has a red X over it. Anyone got any ideas? All I've been able to assume up to this point is there is an issue within windows 8.1 and using anything that gets labeled as a modem.

SonicWALL Global VPN Download 3.9 on 38 votes The SonicWALL Global VPN Client creates a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection between your computer. Well I never did update this since I honestly forgot about this post but I did end up finding what was causing the issue. Download 3.7 on 47 votes NetExtender creates a virtual adapter for secure point-to-point access to any allowed host or subnet on the internal network.
