Comments on: VPN bogs down Internet connection http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/vpn-connection-bogs-down-internet/ Tue, 21 May 2013 20:11:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: kaz http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/vpn-connection-bogs-down-internet/#comment-61867 kaz Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:44:22 +0000 #comment-61867 Depending on the type of VPN (Windows built in, Cisco, Netgear etc), you can usually configure it to not use the VPN connection as the default gateway, however this does of course bring about some potential issues with the local computer creating an unprotected bridge between the internet and VPN endpoint. As long as you understand those risks, it is safe to change the default config of the VPN.

Thank you for that. It helped me a lot to find how to get my default gatway (not the VPN connection default gateway) to access the internet on Windows XP. I’ve setup a PPTP Server using SME Server (great Linux distro for a quick setup of a small enterprise network) with default options. Back to XP, go to the VPN Connection Properties, Network functions (I think it appears like this, I’m on a spanish Windows XP, so it wiil be the 4th tab from the left), Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties, Advanced Options and uncheck “use the default gateway on the remote network”. If you’re connected through the VPN at this point, you’ll need to reconnect for the changes to take effect.

Lucas

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