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I have a VPN set up using Windows 7 built-in VPN (both the server and client are using Windows 7).
It all works fine - I can access all the computers on the remote LAN using VPN and see the network drives etc. In addition, when I browse, all the traffic is being routed through the VPN.
The only problem is that when I try and Remote Desktop into one of the remote machines, it won't work (although it does with others). The reason for the problem is that the remote computer's address is the same as the local LAN's gateway. So:
PPP adapter Home VPN:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.131
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.7
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
I'm trying to connect to 192.168.1.1 on the REMOTE network using the VPN, but it doesn't work (I think it's trying to connect to the LOCAL IP). I can connect if I disconnect the VPN and connect through the internet. Weirdly, connecting to 192.168.1.1 to see shared files DOES work (so it's going to the REMOTE IP).
Any ideas?
What I want is ALL traffic to route through the VPN so that it's just like I'm connected physically to my home (remote) network.
Thanks very much in advance!
That's great - thanks very much for the reply. Could you recommend a (simple) VPN solution that offers that functionality? Thanks again! – Nick – 2013-10-13T18:59:34.617
It looks like significantly more faff for you, but I think OpenVPN supports it. Take a look at:
http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html#redirect
Note that they also recommend separate address ranges further up the page
http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html#numbering