define which of 2 internet connections to use (Win XP)

[Beni.Huber]

Hi everybody

I have two running internet connections via NICs. Anyone any clue how
to set which one programs and windows should use?

Some more information:
When I work at home, I use a SonicWall VPN Client to stay connected to
my office. This gives me an auomatically assigned address through the
SonicWall Virtual NIC. That's ok so far...
On the other hand, I have a cable modem at home which I plug in to
connect to the internet. This gives me a second, automatically assigned

IP address on my LAN/built-in NIC. So I have two possibilities to
connect to the
internet by now.

Now, the Problem is that programs (especially Outlook) connect to the
Internet via my VPN Connection, but I want them to connect via my LAN.
The reason is that the connection through my office has pretty strict
security settings, POP access for example is blocked. Therefore, I
can't use outlook whilst the VPN connection is open even tough I have
an internet connection which Outlook could connect through.

I got Windows XP pro SP2 on my comupter.

Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Benjamin

 

[Robert L [MVP - Networking]]

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Hi everybody

I have two running internet connections via NICs. Anyone any clue how
to set which one programs and windows should use?

Some more information:
When I work at home, I use a SonicWall VPN Client to stay connected to
my office. This gives me an auomatically assigned address through the
SonicWall Virtual NIC. That's ok so far...
On the other hand, I have a cable modem at home which I plug in to
connect to the internet. This gives me a second, automatically assigned

IP address on my LAN/built-in NIC. So I have two possibilities to
connect to the
internet by now.

Now, the Problem is that programs (especially Outlook) connect to the
Internet via my VPN Connection, but I want them to connect via my LAN.
The reason is that the connection through my office has pretty strict
security settings, POP access for example is blocked. Therefore, I
can't use outlook whilst the VPN connection is open even tough I have
an internet connection which Outlook could connect through.

I got Windows XP pro SP2 on my comupter.

Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Benjamin

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hi everybody

I have two running internet connections via NICs. Anyone any clue how
to set which one programs and windows should use?

Some more information:
When I work at home, I use a SonicWall VPN Client to stay connected to
my office. This gives me an auomatically assigned address through the
SonicWall Virtual NIC. That's ok so far...
On the other hand, I have a cable modem at home which I plug in to
connect to the internet. This gives me a second, automatically assigned

IP address on my LAN/built-in NIC. So I have two possibilities to
connect to the
internet by now.

Now, the Problem is that programs (especially Outlook) connect to the
Internet via my VPN Connection, but I want them to connect via my LAN.
The reason is that the connection through my office has pretty strict
security settings, POP access for example is blocked. Therefore, I
can't use outlook whilst the VPN connection is open even tough I have
an internet connection which Outlook could connect through.

I got Windows XP pro SP2 on my comupter.

Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Benjamin

Since your office has pretty strict security settings, I recommend
consulting with the IT people at the office about whether what you
want to do (simultaneous Internet access through the secure company
network and an insecure network) is allowed.

If it's allowed, they can tell you how to do it without compromising
the security of the company network.
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[Beni.Huber]

I could solve this setting up the metric property of the LAN
connections manually.

Thanks a lot for your responses
Have a nice day
Benjamin