Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 22:48:58 +0200 From: Olivier Cherrier <Olivier.Cherrier@cediti.be> To: 'Peter Pentchev' <roam@ringlet.net>, Chris BeHanna <behanna@zbzoom.net> Cc: FreeBSD Security <freebsd-security@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Down the MPD road Message-ID: <BB863FBA3E3CAE4DAC430686AD28EA56AAC3C9@brisefer.nat.cediti.be>
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> > Here is where we descend into Windows-bashing. For some STUPID > > reason, when a Windows box connects to a VPN via PPTP, the Windows > > box's default route is adjusted to go through the VPN connection. > > This is fortunately fixable (Windows has a ROUTE command), but it > > requires your users to have half a clue: > > > > route delete 0.0.0.0 > > route add 0.0.0.0 mask 0.0.0.0 gateway <ISP gateway> metric 1 > > route add [InsideNetwork] mask [InsideMask] gateway > [far end of VPN > > tunnel] metric 1 > > I cannot test this right now, so it is quite probable that you are > right, but couldn't this be controlled by the Properties >> Networking > >> Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) >> Properties >> Advanced >> General >> > >> Use default gateway on remote network? Yes, this checkbox allows to NOT route all the traffic to the VPN server. No need of 'route delete, route add ...' scripts. ochome | help
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