If I am running a VPN at home

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Once I start up the vpn I am running through their network and firweall so I cant access some external ports I need... is there a way to bypass it while keeping it connected?

Nortel Contivity VPN client

 

[jdport]

Typically, only traffic destined for the network you are connected to VPN, goes through the tunnel. Any traffic with a destination other than the private network should not go through the VPN. So, if you are trying to access a site outside of the private network and it is still being tunneled through the private network's internet connection I'd think something is not set up right. If what you are trying to access is via a web browser, check to make sure that you don't have a proxy set that would force your request to be sent via the private network's gateway.

I'm no expert so maybe i'm way off base with this post, but nobody else answered so I thought I'd give it a shot. But this is how the VPN's I've set up and worked with in the past worked.

 

[beer]

Originally posted by: jdport
Typically, only traffic destined for the network you are connected to VPN, goes through the tunnel. Any traffic with a destination other than the private network should not go through the VPN. So, if you are trying to access a site outside of the private network and it is still being tunneled through the private network's internet connection I'd think something is not set up right. If what you are trying to access is via a web browser, check to make sure that you don't have a proxy set that would force your request to be sent via the private network's gateway.

I'm no expert so maybe i'm way off base with this post, but nobody else answered so I thought I'd give it a shot. But this is how the VPN's I've set up and worked with in the past worked.

This is generally true, not always. Simple example: AIM conversations with my boss at a coffee shop. If I'm on a free AP then someone can just airopeek their way into my converation whcih certainly isn't good. If my entire conversation along with all my other traffic goes through our VPN concentrator before, this isn't an issue.

Here's an easy way to tell: When I log into AIM, and then log onto my VPN, I get the 'you are now logged in at two locations' from AOL System Msg. So that's an easy way to tell if your entire connection is going through the VPN, or just to a specific range of addresses.