Turning off Use Default Gateway on VPN connections
There is nothing more frustrating than setting up a VPN connection on Windows XP or Windows Vista and having not only the traffic you want to go over the VPN (i.e. Outlook, Network connections etc) but also the stuff you don’t want such as accessing websites.
If you have a fast internet connection however the site you are VPN’ing into has a slow connection, whenever you want to access the internet or download files etc, Windows unfortunately by default sends all traffic over the slower VPN connection instead of intelligently figuring out which is the correct way to do things.
Thankfully it is an easy thing to fix.
Once you have created your VPN connection:
1. You simply open the VPN connection window and then click Properties.
2. Select the Networking tab, and then highlight the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.
3. Click the Advanced button.
4. Uncheck the Use default gateway on remote network option and click OK three times to get back to the main connection window.
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