TunnelRat monitors your VPN and automatically restarts it if it stops functioning properly. If you use Microsoft's built-in VPN with the PPTP protocol you probably experience occasional problems where the VPN stops working. You need TunnelRat.

How it works

TunnelRat installs and runs in the tray area of your Windows XP system. It sends a packet through your VPN tunnel periodically. If the packet does not transmit sucessfully, TunnelRat will stop and restart your VPN.

What's the deal?

TunnelRat is free for you to use. There are no ads, banners, spyware or any other crap that ruins most freeware. TunnelRat does not expire and you can run it for as long as you want to. About the only thing you are not allowed to do is sell it. Click here to read the entire license agreement.

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