Local access after VPN access

Technet has an article you can print which describes in detail the configuration process for VPN. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/deploy

There isn't enough room in the forum to describe the setup process for VPN on W2K 2000 computers.

Open Network and Dial-up Connections. Dble click Make new Connection and then click next. Click Connect to a private network thru the Internet and click Next.(If you need to establish a connections with your ISP or some other network before tunneling to your destination computer or network, click Automatically dial this initial connection, click a connection in the list and then click Next.Type the host name or IP address to which you are connecting. If you want this connection made available to all users on your network, click For All Users, select Enable Internet connection sharing for this connection & click next. Type a name for the connectiona & click Finish.

Unfortunately, that is the nature of the beast with Win2K VPN software. When a Win2k Pro machine connects to the VPN server, it accepts an IP address from the remote network. In doing so, it is basically disconnected from the local network. All traffic leaving a machine that is connected to a VPN will be tunneled to the remote network.

There is third party VPN hardware and software from manufacturers like NetScreen, WatchGuard, and Cisco that allow what is called split tunneling, which is what you want to do.

Thanks, went with SonicWall TELE3 VPN appliances to create a VPN tunnel. I think it was less hassle than doing the Microsoft thing.

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