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Why Does My eToken-authenticated VPN Connection Close When I Leave It Open for a Long Time with the eToken Removed?

If you create a VPN connection to Dartmouth's network using an eToken for authentication and then remove the eToken, your VPN session will time out after eight hours. This is because the VPN periodically checks to be sure the eToken is still present to protect the security of your connection and needs to re-authenticate when doing so. If the eToken is not present at this time, then the process fails and your VPN connection terminates. You can remove the eToken for a period of time and still maintain a connection. However, the eToken needs to be inserted when prompted to re-authenticate.

09/07/08

Last Updated: 9/10/08