I seem to be getting this annoying error intermittently.
Although my internet connection is working fine the Connect To dialog insists that I can't connect to my VPN connections as there isn't an active connection. If I dig down to the actual Control Panel > Network Connections screen I can connect the the required connection without any problems so this is an annoyance rather than a major issue but I thought I'd see if anyone knows of a permanent fix to this.
I've already tried amending the binding order to make sure my LAN is listed before anything else which hasn't helped.