[Pc_Support] Windows XP VPN Usage

Tim McDonough tim at mcdonough.net
Sat Oct 15 17:28:48 EDT 2005


The one that's built in to Windows XP Pro.

Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> I've seen this exact issue many times.  In a nutshell, the VPN client is misconfigured, typically because it is not allowing the default route out to the Internet.
> 
> What VPN client?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:  Tim McDonough 
> Date:  05-9-26 16:13
> To:  This is the PC Support list.
> Subj:  [Pc_Support] Windows XP VPN Usage
> 
> I use a VPN connection from a Windows XP machine here at home to 
> connect to our office so I can run an application that needsthe 
> database at work. The VPN disconnects if I use my local web browser at 
> the same time.
> 
> Is this supposed to happen for security related reasons or do I 
> perhaps have something mis-configured?
> 


-- 
Tim



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