It’s now very common to hear Windows users complain that, “I just came across VPN error 868 when I wanted to set up a remote VPN connection. After that, almost all of my attempts failed to address that error alert.
What is the VPN error 868 really? Error 868 is the remote connection was not made because the name of the remote access server did not resolve. For experienced readers, you can discover how this post lets you repair the mentioned “VPN error 868“, and avoid such annoying issues again.
I have some suggestions on what to do to solve this problem.
–I suggest you check your wireless adapter o see if it obtain the DNS.
–Use the other DNS server in the Internet.
Don’t choose “Obtain DNS server address automatically” as the automatic DNS server address do not work anymore, use another DNS server address to make it work again. How to change your DNS server address? Open Network and Sharing Center, then open the Properties of Ethernet0, choose Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), Click Use the following DNS server addresses, enter Preferred DND server–8.8.8.8. And the another one–Alternate DNS server, you can search on the Internet to enter a domain name to check availability.
–Run netsh winsock reset as Administrator, then restart your computer.
To search a document named c:\Windows\system32\CMD.exe. Fill with “ NETSH WINSOCK RESET”, it will shows a sentence The requested operation requires elevation <Run as administrator>. After this is done, find Command Prompt in your computer, make it Run as administrator, click Yes on the following interface, enter NETSH WINSOCK RESET. When it appear Successfully reset the Winsock Catalog. You must restart the computer in order to complete the reset. It means the netsh winsock has been reset as Administrator. Restart your computer after this step.
I hope these steps can help you resolve VPN error 868. If the issue persists, please uninstall the wireless driver, and then install the driver again to test it. Again, don’t miss it: Ten great reasons to arm your devices with one of the best VPN service providers possible. Do take a closer look this site: Why you should get an award-winning VPN service?
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