thanks wayne, i'll give it a go
~M

>My guess is that your vpn connection is set to use the gateway on the remote network. Check the advanced options of your connection and uncheck this.
>
>>hi all,
>>i have a vista machine with the latest messenger installed. when i go online to a customer using a VPN and then come offline MSN fails to reconnect and it has to be completely restarted in order to pick up the connection. anyone experience this or have a work around?
>>~M