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The FogBugz plugin attempts to load and authenticate immediately on launching Visual Studio. We VPN into the company network in order to access the FogBugz/Kiln, which means that frequently the plugin's attempt to authenticate fails. The plugin then launches a modal login dialog which sits atop every other window on the system.

It would be great if this behavior were configurable, allowing a login failure due to URL unavailability to occur "gracefully". Visual Studio could load, and the plugin could display a simple login link.

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If you click "Log off" before you exit Visual Studio, the next time you launch it shouldn't try to auto-connect and you can just click the "Log On" link once you've established a VPN connection.

I know this isn't ideal for your situation, but we want to avoid adding configurable options when possible.

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Perhaps it shouldn't be configurable at all. If the plugin cannot reach the server, it simply renders an empty frame with the "Log On" link? Clicking "Log Off" is not always an anticipated option. Visual Studio crashes alone preclude this as a workaround. It is a minor annoyance, true; but one can frequently lose minutes of time to it--having assumed that VS has opened only to discover it's hung on a modal dialog. – Christopher Mar 4 2011 at 4:41

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