On a Windows 8 or 8.1 DirectAccess client, issuing a Get-DAConnectionStatus may return the following error:
Get-DAConnectionStatus : Network Connectivity Assistant service is stopped or not responding.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-DAConnectionStatus
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (MSFT_DAConnectionStatus:root/StandardCi...onnectionStatus) [Get-DAConnect
ionStatus], CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Windows System Error 1753,Get-DAConnectionStatus
This issue is easily resolved by starting the Network Connectivity Assistant service by issuing the following PowerShell command:
Start-Service ncasvc
Get-DAConnectionStatus should now respond normally.
