XPost: comp.dcom.sys.nortel   
   From: someone@micros0ft.com   
      
   I was thinking that the 2nd card would installed and working in your home PC   
   BEFORE you started the VPN.    You're correct that any   
   route add changes will cause the client to disconnect.   
      
   Anyhow the easiest workaround is the alternate protocol thing or ask   
   your security admin to make an exception for your network.   
      
      
   The Contivity driver/shim would need to be removed from   
   "MC"  wrote in message   
   news:maxVc.4454$%n4.2553@bignews6.bellsouth.net...   
   > I too am not sure the second NIC card would work as the contivity client   
   > changes the routing table and any attempy to change after the contivity   
   > client is started will drop the connection.   
   >   
   >   
   > "Not-My-Real-Name"  wrote in message   
   > news:npmVc.1493$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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