wgr614 netgear router and VPN connection ...

I have a netgear wgr614 router. I can connect to my companies VPN
fine, but once I do that I can not see the external internet but only
web sites on the internal company intranet. If I disconnect from the
VPN then I can see the rest of the internet fine. This is causing me
some issues and I'd like to resolve it. I currently am using two
machines to work with, one is on the VPN and the other is not. I
looked at my router config at www.routerlogin.net, but I saw nothing
obvious though someone told me I need to use some particular IP
address that he wasn't sure about.

Thanks

wbsurfver@yahoo.com <wbsurfver@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a netgear wgr614 router. I can connect to my companies VPN
> fine, but once I do that I can not see the external internet but only
> web sites on the internal company intranet. If I disconnect from the

This is likely a feature of your company's VPN configuration. With
Nortel, it is called "Mandatory Tunnel Mode", where it is mandatory that
all traffic pass through the VPN tunnel. This is usually a good thing,
unless you have devices on your local internet that you want to reach.

The alternative would be split tunneling, where you would be able to see
devices through the VPN, and also your original network.

You have no control over it, but the VPN admins probably do.

<http://www142.nortelnetworks.com/bvdoc/contivity/doc_html/315899A00/chapte7a.htm>

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5

On Nov 26, 4:23 pm, d...@31.usenet.us.com wrote:
> wbsurf...@yahoo.com <wbsurf...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have a netgear wgr614 router. I can connect to my companies VPN
> > fine, but once I do that I can not see the external internet but only
> > web sites on the internal company intranet. If I disconnect from the
>
> This is likely a feature of your company's VPN configuration. With
> Nortel, it is called "Mandatory Tunnel Mode", where it is mandatory that
> all traffic pass through the VPN tunnel. This is usually a good thing,
> unless you have devices on your local internet that you want to reach.
>
> The alternative would be split tunneling, where you would be able to see
> devices through the VPN, and also your original network.
>
> You have no control over it, but the VPN admins probably do.
>
> <http://www142.nortelnetworks.com/bvdoc/contivity/doc_html/315899A00/c...>
>
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> Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA GPS: 38.8,-122.5

This doesn't occur on all wireless networks that I use. I've worked
through the VPN at cafes and campgrounds where I can see both the
internal intranet and the external internet.
It doesn't work on my router at my condo however