{"id":6554,"date":"2015-01-26T18:09:55","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T23:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/?p=6554"},"modified":"2025-11-03T14:35:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T19:35:24","slug":"vpn-error-850-eap-authentication-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southjerseytechies.net\/blog\/vpn-error-850-eap-authentication-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"VPN Error 850: EAP Authentication Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you getting this error message when connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) from a Windows 8 Machine?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Error connecting to VPN NAME<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Error 850: The Extensible Authentication Protocol type required for authentication of the remote access connection is not installed on your computer.<\/p>\n

\"VPN-Error850\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Authentication method need to be fix in a view quick steps.<\/strong><\/h4>\n
    \n
  1. Go to the Control Panel<\/strong><\/span> and in the top right corner, set\u00a0View by: Small Icons<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Open\u00a0Network and Sharing Center<\/span><\/strong>\"Network<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Then Click Change adapter Settings
    \n<\/strong><\/span><\/em>    \"Change<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Right Click the VPN Connection<\/strong> <\/span>and click Properties
    \n<\/strong><\/span>    \"VPN-Error850-1\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Click the Security tab<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Select the correct authentication protocol. If it is a Microsoft PPTP implementation then try the following configuration.\u00a0 Enable the radio button for Allow these protocols<\/strong><\/span> and enable\u00a0CHAP<\/strong><\/span> and\u00a0CHAP v2:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>\"VPN-Error850-1\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Click Ok<\/strong><\/span> and Try the VPN again.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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