[vpn] VPN and Browsing at Same Time

[mcse4dave at yahoo.com]

Hi

Sounds like your browser configuration is causing this. I know Outlook
shares the connection method with Internet Exploder, but not certain if
Lotus operates the same way....Or which browser you are using.
Do you have a browser window open BEFORE you open your email program?

Dave



----- Original Message -----
From: "Eddie Harrison" <eddie at ualp.com>
To: <vpn at securityfocus.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 7:15 AM
Subject: [vpn] VPN and Browsing at Same Time



Hi,

I'm new to the VPN stuff and don't know exactly how it works with a typical.
I have a problem that I hope someone can help me with or at least tell me if
it's typical and that I'll have to live with it.

 I have a pc at home that connects via DSL. I have a software VPN that
routes to my company's email server so that I can receive Lotus Notes email.
With the current setup (my company set this up) I can not browse the web
while I am connected to the VPN to receive email. I receive a "page not
found" error as though there is no DNS available. I must disconnect the VPN
and sometimes even have to reboot before I can go back to browsing. As you
might imagine, this poses a huge problem in that any link that I receive in
an email can't be used without a copy/paste into the browser once I have
shut the VPN down.

Is this typical of VPNs and is there a way around it?

Thanks in advance for any help.


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