cisco vpn and linksys issue

grapeape · 10-01-2007, 05:04 PM

I have a client who we installed Cisco vpn on his laptop , He is using a linksys wrt54g with speedboost router. When he is connected to the vpn he can not access any resources or the internet. When he is disconnected from the vpn he can access the internet instantly. I have tried updating his wireless driver. I have connected him to the internet bypassing the wireless router which works fine..

His laptop is a dell d610 running windows xp pro and has a Dell 1490 dual band wlan mini card

daredevilcsl · 10-03-2007, 12:08 AM

can i confirm is the router exact model is wrt54gs? what is there is 2 connections, 1 is on VPN connection and another is on internet connection. will the vpn affect the internet user?

grapeape · 10-03-2007, 10:02 AM

THis is a linksys wrt54g with speed booster. When he connects to the vpn through his company laptop the gateway disappears and he cannot connect to the internet or company resources

ReikokuKo · 10-03-2007, 07:30 PM

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but with that scenario, isn't it one or the other?

daredevilcsl · 10-03-2007, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReikokuKo

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but with that scenario, isn't it one or the other?

Sorry din't really get what you mean...

lancec2c30 · 10-03-2007, 08:28 PM

well "the other" doesn't work at all. so there is something wrong.

daredevilcsl · 10-03-2007, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grapeape

THis is a linksys wrt54g with speed booster. When he connects to the vpn through his company laptop the gateway disappears and he cannot connect to the internet or company resources

did u set the gateway in the router?

ReikokuKo · 10-03-2007, 10:29 PM

I meant by one or the other, its either you're using VPN or the general internet. When he's accessing the internet or company resources, he's not using VPN, when he does use VPN, he can't access the internet or the company resources.

The gateway and addressing is fine I think since everything is working prior to connecting through the VPN.

Also, VPN is a tunneling method so its point-to-point, not point-to-multipoint so during VPN, you cannot connect to anything other than your destination and nothing can connect to you.

To overcome this issue (if it is crucial) use a split tunneling method. It will allow you to access any resource in your local or wide area network as well as the VPN.

10-01-2007, 05:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
grapeape Junior Techie Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 59	cisco vpn and linksys issue I have a client who we installed Cisco vpn on his laptop , He is using a linksys wrt54g with speedboost router. When he is connected to the vpn he can not access any resources or the internet. When he is disconnected from the vpn he can access the internet instantly. I have tried updating his wireless driver. I have connected him to the internet bypassing the wireless router which works fine.. His laptop is a dell d610 running windows xp pro and has a Dell 1490 dual band wlan mini card

10-03-2007, 12:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
daredevilcsl Junior Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Malaysia / Singapore Posts: 55	Re: cisco vpn and linksys issue can i confirm is the router exact model is wrt54gs? what is there is 2 connections, 1 is on VPN connection and another is on internet connection. will the vpn affect the internet user?

10-03-2007, 10:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
grapeape Junior Techie Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 59	Re: cisco vpn and linksys issue THis is a linksys wrt54g with speed booster. When he connects to the vpn through his company laptop the gateway disappears and he cannot connect to the internet or company resources

10-03-2007, 07:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
ReikokuKo Junior Techie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Off the grid. Posts: 92	Re: cisco vpn and linksys issue Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but with that scenario, isn't it one or the other?

10-03-2007, 08:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
lancec2c30 Future ex-member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Chehalis, WA Posts: 4,022	Re: cisco vpn and linksys issue well "the other" doesn't work at all. so there is something wrong. __________________ XP Pro \| Vista Home Premium \| Linux Ubuntu 7.10 s939 X2 3800 Toledo @ 2.6ghz \| evga 7900gs \| 320gig + 80gig wd \| 1gb Ram \| Abit KN8 SLI 3.1ghz achieved. 70K F@H member..............still waiting for the "iRACK" Norcent will not be forgotten.

10-03-2007, 10:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
ReikokuKo Junior Techie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Off the grid. Posts: 92	Re: cisco vpn and linksys issue I meant by one or the other, its either you're using VPN or the general internet. When he's accessing the internet or company resources, he's not using VPN, when he does use VPN, he can't access the internet or the company resources. The gateway and addressing is fine I think since everything is working prior to connecting through the VPN. Also, VPN is a tunneling method so its point-to-point, not point-to-multipoint so during VPN, you cannot connect to anything other than your destination and nothing can connect to you. To overcome this issue (if it is crucial) use a split tunneling method. It will allow you to access any resource in your local or wide area network as well as the VPN.

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