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|    MC to Not-My-Real-Name    |
|    Re: Contivity VPN Client and home networ    |
|    20 Aug 04 20:12:21    |
   
   XPost: comp.dcom.sys.nortel   
   From: mwclarke1@yahoo.com   
      
   I too am not sure the second NIC card would work as the contivity client   
   changes the routing table and any attempy to change after the contivity   
   client is started will drop the connection.   
      
      
   "Not-My-Real-Name" wrote in message   
   news:npmVc.1493$KF.11607@tor-nn1.netcom.ca...   
   > Your "Security Guy" at work has disabled "Split Tunneling" on his gateway   
   > (and rightly so).   
   >   
   > Which basically puts blinders on your PC so that it can ONLY "talk"   
   > to devices on the other side of the VPN, your local stuff is blocked.   
   >   
   > Work arounds.   
   >   
   > A) Use a secondary protocol on your network (like IPX or NETBEUI) for   
   > sharing.   
   > Bind file and printer sharing to just that protocol for your network (not   
   > TCP/IP).   
   > The Contivity software only works with TCP/IP, it can't and won't filter   
   > other protocols.   
   >   
   > B) Put a second NIC in your home machine and don't "bind" the Contivity   
   VPN   
   > client too it.   
   > I haven't tried this yet, it may be that you need to install the NIC after   
   > your Contivity software is installed.   
   > This may not even work.   
   >   
   > C) Ask your "Security Guy" to make an exception for your network.   
   >   
   >   
      
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