Re: VPN causes Internet to stop

jackhab wrote:
> I have a desktop connected to a router via a cable and a laptop
> connected to the same router via WiFi. Both work fine with static IPs.
>
> I've set up a VPN between the laptop and the desktop with the latter
> acting as a server.
>
> The problem is that as soon as I open the VPN connection on the laptop
> it's Internet connection stops working (and resumes immediately after I
> disconnect the VPN).

Yes - thats normal. Once your laptop joins the VPN, it no longer has a
direct connection to the internet because it is inside the private network.

Solutions:
set up a proxy server to provide routing back out to the net.
RTFM for your VPN software, and see if there are any options.