[aklug] Re: OpenVPN

From: James A. Tweet <JamesTweet@Yahoo.com>
Date: Mon Mar 07 2011 - 17:43:23 AKST

On Sun, 2011-03-06 at 23:41 -0900, Jim Gribbin wrote:
> I am using the NetworkManager VPN plugin for NetworkManager
>
> NetworkManager is a Gnome goodie and seems to be the standard current
> network manager in both Fedora & Ubuntu.
>
> I believe I've found the place to enter the settings. Now I just need to
> figure out what entries to actually enter. Clear as mud?
>
> Jim G
>
> BTW - I don't follow your current complaint about Outlook. I get really
> annoyed be the "20=" stuff as well, but I didn't get any with your last
> 2 messages.
>
> Jim G
>
> On Sun, 2011-03-06 at 21:17 -0900, Leif Sawyer wrote:
> > Usually that's the "don't use as default route/gateway" option.
> >
> > Without knowing the client, can't really point you any more direct.
> >
> > You can also manually adjust your routing tables, if you're masochistic..
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org]
> > > On Behalf Of Jim Gribbin
> > > Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 9:14 PM
> > > To: aklug
> > > Subject: [aklug] OpenVPN
> > >
> > > I've been doing a little experimenting with VPNing into a
> > > server I have set up at home. I seem to have the basic setup
> > > working OK, but I've run into a snag.
> > >
> > > When I'm VPN'd into my home network, ALL network traffic to &
> > > from the client is routed through my home network.
> > >
> > > If I had a faster network connection at home, this wouldn't
> > > be such an issue, but my home network is 1.5M x 256K (Clearwire).
> > >
> > > This puts me in the position of being able to send stuff to
> > > my home network OK. I'm OK with stuff coming from my home
> > > network @ 256K.
> > >
> > > Is there any way to tell my client end to get my home network
> > > stuff from home and process other network traffic without
> > > going through the VPN?
> > >
> > > Jim G
> > >
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Make sure that your VPN does not assign you a gateway IP address. That
way any traffic that is not on the VPN network will get routed through
the local gateway and not the VPN gateway.

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