Windows 10: LT2P VPN & xbox live network services

After a recent Windows 10 upgrade I have lost L2TP/IPsec with certificate VPN connectivity. I found something online that suggested disabling the xbox live networking service, and it did seem to get me further along, but I still get error 789.


Initial error was:


The network connection between your computer and the VPN server could not be established because the remote server is not responding. This could be because one of the network devices e.g. firewalls, NAT, routers, etc between your computer and the remote server is not configured to allow VPN connections. Please contact your Administrator or your service provider to determine which device may be causing the problem.


Now I get this error, reported as error 789 in event manager:


Error 789: The L2TP connection attempt failed because the security layer encountered a processing error during initial negotiations with the remove computer.


NOT interested in generic responses from MS. Looking for user feedback, only.


This issue was originally reported here, but that thread is locked -- https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/l2tp-vpn-connection-fails-on-new-windows-10/6a3a9225-b33a-4dc8-b8d8-1698e44f8fc7

:)

 

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L2TP VPN connection fails on new Windows 10 install due to Xbox Live Networking Service

I just wanted to share my experience trying to diagnose my L2TP connection issues with a brand new computer with a fresh install of Windows 10 Pro to hopefully save others the hours of trouble shooting this cost me.

I have a newly built machine that I use for work, and to access my work recourses I use an L2TP VPN. Immediately after installing Windows 10 and updating the drivers for the various components of the system, my VPN was working. However, after installing
all my software and the subsequent reboots, the VPN failed to connect with the following error:

The network connection between your computer and the VPN server could not be established because the remote server is not responding. This could be because one of the network devices (e.g. firewalls, NAT, routers, etc) between your
computer and the remote server is not configured to allow VPN connections. Please contact your Administrator or your service provider to determine which device may be causing the problem.

In between it working and then not working, I had installed Office 365, turned on all features of Developer Tools, sideloaded some custom applications, and installed some windows updates, as well as installing Steam and Xbox (Beta). A lot to troubleshoot.

I had tried the registry key fix mentioned many places on the web, recreated the VPN connection, and tried a number of other suggested fixes from the web. I was finally completely fed up with everything and decided to completely wipe the system and start
over.

Again, the VPN worked straight out of the gate, so I installed each piece of software and drivers one at a time, rebooted, and tested the VPN connection.

Turns out, if the Xbox Live Networking Service is running the VPN will not work. If you disable this server, the VPN connects right back up again. I haven't found anything that the Xbox Live Networking Services is required for, but it will be easy to turn
on if needed.

I hope this helps others who have strange phantom VPN issues.

 

VPN connection

Hi

I have a weird issue using a VPN, for some reason it wont work on my main machine ( version 2004 build 19041.423 )

The things I have tested :

• At first I thought it was a network issue , so i trued the set up the vpn with the same credentials on my crapy laptop and guess what , the vpn worked!!
• enable ports TCP 1723 , UDP 500 , 4500, still no luck.
• Find "Xbox Live Networking Services" and disable that service. still no luck.
• regedit, go to Equipo\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PolicyAgent, change AssumeUDPEncapsulationContextOnSendRule value to 2. No luck.