Guest Kar Rao Posted May 20, 2008 Posted May 20, 2008 Hi, I have a VPN connection set up using Internet Explorer-Tools-Internet Options-Connections. When at home, I first connect to the internet thro an ADSL Router. Am able to access internet. Now I connect to the VPN. I can access remote LAN without any probs. Can RDC/VNC/Explore any of the IP addresses in Remote LAN. However, I cannot access the Internet as long as the VPN is on. How can I access both the internet and the Remote LAN simultaneously? TIA Kar Quote
Guest Shenan Stanley Posted May 20, 2008 Posted May 20, 2008 Kar Rao wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > I have a VPN connection set up using Internet > Explorer-Tools-Internet Options-Connections. > When at home, I first connect to the internet thro an ADSL Router. > Am able to access internet. > Now I connect to the VPN. I can access remote LAN without any probs. > Can RDC/VNC/Explore any of the IP addresses in Remote LAN. > However, I cannot access the Internet as long as the VPN is on. > > How can I access both the internet and the Remote LAN > simultaneously? TIA</span> Depends on the DNS/settings of the VPN network you are connecting to as well as the settings of your local VPN setup. What happens when you try to PING some address that pings fine before you are VPN connected. Start button --> RUN --> cmd /k ping www.google.com --> Click OK. Start button --> RUN --> cmd /k pathping www.google.com --> Click OK. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Quote
Guest Newell White Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 "Kar Rao" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Hi, > I have a VPN connection set up using Internet Explorer-Tools-Internet > Options-Connections. > When at home, I first connect to the internet thro an ADSL Router. Am > able to access internet. > Now I connect to the VPN. I can access remote LAN without any probs. > Can RDC/VNC/Explore any of the IP addresses in Remote LAN. > However, I cannot access the Internet as long as the VPN is on. > > How can I access both the internet and the Remote LAN simultaneously? > TIA > Kar ></span> 1) You may find the Windows Server -> Networking newsgroup more expert in this matter. 2) Not very familiar with MS VPN client, but there used to be a check box titled 'Use Remote Gateway' - you do not want to use the remote gateway, as the LAN you are connected to by VPN may be configured to deny you access to the Internet. -- Regards, Newell White Quote
Guest Kar Rao Posted May 21, 2008 Posted May 21, 2008 Thanks Stanley for the response. I think my Remote Lan prohibits me from connecting to the internet thro it. Unless I terminal onto a remote Machine and then browse from there. I can ping all addresses within the range of my Remote Lan but cannot ping or nslookup a external Name/IP. Expected behavior I suppose. What I want is that my computer should connect to Remote over the VPN, and to Internet over my local ADSL. How do I do this? Is this a limitation of PPTP? Will I need to get IPSEC VPN? TIA Kar<span style="color:blue"> > Depends on the DNS/settings of the VPN network you are connecting to as well > as the settings of your local VPN setup. > > What happens when you try to PING some address that pings fine before you > are VPN connected.</span> Quote
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