VPN w/one physical ethernet connection

Ok guys, always wanted to know this;

I connect to my work network via VPN. I only have one ethernet port
and one ethernet cable connected to it. I'm running Vista Ultimate.

Now I am governed by my company firewall rules, etc.

If I do a ipconfig /all, I do see 2 connections (one is virtual).

Is there ANY way to surf the web using a "different" conneciton than
my VPN subnet?

I thought in the world of virtual LANS, I could add a connection
outside my company's connection/firewall rules.

In other words, instead of having a second physical ethernet
connection/wire, is there a way to have a "virtual" ethernet
connection?

Thanks )

Sure, this link may help,

routing issues on vpnCan't access the Internet while using VPN Can't access the remote network after unchecking "Use default gateway on Remote Network" ...
www.chicagotech.net/routingissuesonvpn.htm


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
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Ok guys, always wanted to know this;

I connect to my work network via VPN. I only have one ethernet port
and one ethernet cable connected to it. I'm running Vista Ultimate.

Now I am governed by my company firewall rules, etc.

If I do a ipconfig /all, I do see 2 connections (one is virtual).

Is there ANY way to surf the web using a "different" conneciton than
my VPN subnet?

I thought in the world of virtual LANS, I could add a connection
outside my company's connection/firewall rules.

In other words, instead of having a second physical ethernet
connection/wire, is there a way to have a "virtual" ethernet
connection?

Thanks )

In the context that you are describing this,...no it is not possible,...not
technically,...and not even theoretically.

There is no such thing as "outside my company's connection/firewall rules".
That isn't the way firewalls work. Firewalls deny *everything*,....whatever
is allowed is an exception to that,...meaning that anything that is allowed
has to be specifically accounted for and allowed,...therefore anything
outside of those boundaries is automatically denied.

Trying to bypass an organizations firewall rule is grounds for firing an
employee in both the *legal* realm and in the "common sense" realm. The
Congressionally passed Sarbanes-Oxly Act will back up the legal action. If
it is a medical organization, then the HIPPA Act (however you spell it) also
backs up and enforces the legal action


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> Ok guys, always wanted to know this;
>
> I connect to my work network via VPN. I only have one ethernet port
> and one ethernet cable connected to it. I'm running Vista Ultimate.
>
> Now I am governed by my company firewall rules, etc.
>
> If I do a ipconfig /all, I do see 2 connections (one is virtual).
>
> Is there ANY way to surf the web using a "different" conneciton than
> my VPN subnet?
>
> I thought in the world of virtual LANS, I could add a connection
> outside my company's connection/firewall rules.
>
> In other words, instead of having a second physical ethernet
> connection/wire, is there a way to have a "virtual" ethernet
> connection?
>
> Thanks )
>

On Aug 30, 12:56 pm, "Robert L [MVP - Networking]"
<nore...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Sure, this link may help,
>
> routing issues on vpnCan't access the Internet while using VPN Can't access the remote network after unchecking "Use default gateway on Remote Network" ...
> www.chicagotech.net/routingissuesonvpn.htm
>
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting onhttp://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access onhttp://www.HowToNetworking.com <courtneyvall...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:(E-Mail Removed) oglegroups.com...
>
> Ok guys, always wanted to know this;
>
> I connect to my work network via VPN. I only have one ethernet port
> and one ethernet cable connected to it. I'm running Vista Ultimate.
>
> Now I am governed by my company firewall rules, etc.
>
> If I do a ipconfig /all, I do see 2 connections (one is virtual).
>
> Is there ANY way to surf the web using a "different" conneciton than
> my VPN subnet?
>
> I thought in the world of virtual LANS, I could add a connection
> outside my company's connection/firewall rules.
>
> In other words, instead of having a second physical ethernet
> connection/wire, is there a way to have a "virtual" ethernet
> connection?
>
> Thanks )

So, let me understand:

You have a home network - you VPN to your work. When you are
connected to your work, all traffic passes over that VPN and you
don't want that to happen?

G. Samuel Hays, MCSE, MCSA