Router with VPN client?

[Zoom123]

Hello,

I am currently using a VPN service to access certain websites. To do this I have to connect to the VPN server each time I want to access those sites, and then disconnect. I have to do this for every computer on my home network.

Are there any routers with VPN clients that can be configured to direct certain websites through a VPN (but not all)? I had a look at DD-WRT, but its VPN client seems to be either on or off, it doesn't seem to have a way to configure it in the way I want.

Thanks!

 

[Sauro]

Yes, but this has to be set up on both ends of the VPN tunnel you wish to create. It's called a site-to-site vpn.

 

[Zoom123]

The other side is a VPN Service offering the usual PPTP, OpenVPN etc. I want something that can work with such service.

DD-WRT can do this, but it directs all traffic through the VPN. I want a router that will allow me to place some rules on what traffic should go through the VPN and what should not. Is there such thing?

 

[kag]

Zoom123, you'll have to use routes. I'm behind a VPN right now and only connections to certain IPs go through the VPN. Everything else goes through the regular connection. Example:

route add -net 192.168.108.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 metric 0 dev ppp0
route add -net 192.168.108.255 netmask 255.255.255.255 metric 0 dev ppp0

That means traffic to 192.168.108.xxx will go through the ppp0 (VPN) connection.

 

[MatthewMaes]

kag,

I want to print to a local printer while on VPN. My VPN connection goes through local area connection 2. My local area connection has my 192.168.0.x IP address. How do I direct any activity on 192.168.0.x to skip the VPN?

Thanks kag.

I am trying to figure this out right now so I'll post if I get it working.

To make it easier maybe...192.168.0.18 and .54 are the 2 printers on the network. I am 192.168.0.20

Tried a few things...

route add 192.168.0.18 mask 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1
returns an error. the route addition failed: the specified mask parameter is invalid. (destination & mask) != destination.

route add 192.168.0.18 mask 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1 metric 1 if 3
returns an error. the route addition failed: the specified mask parameter is invalid. (destination & mask) != destination.

I chose if 3 based on where my lan network port is located.

 

[MatthewMaes]

Got it to add by changing the subnet to all 255 and it still isn't working.

 

[MatthewMaes]

no love?