Azure VPN (basic) P2S won't connect using IKEv2

Adam 0 Reputation points
2026-09-09T20:14:37.6966667+00:00

I have an Azure VPN (Basic SKU) that has been working fine using SSTP for Point-to-site connections. I tried following the steps in migrate your VPN gateway (Option 1) to migrate to IKEv2. However, the new VPN client never connects - it just sits at "Verifying the password" and counts seconds forever (or "Connecting to ..." if I use the powershell client installer). If I re-install the old client, it connects just fine again using SSTP (NOTE: this is with no other change to the Virtual network gateway itself). I've tried disabling the Firewall on my Windows machine and on my router, but no change.

Azure VPN Gateway
Azure VPN Gateway

An Azure service that enables the connection of on-premises networks to Azure through site-to-site virtual private networks.

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