Bypass VPN?

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Dewdman42

Hello all, I am hoping there is a solution to my dilemna

Problem: Company VPN client runs on my home computer and gets me into
company network, but unfortunately blocks all attempts to access
network resources on my local home network. All internet access has to

also go through their proxy.


I have limited knowledge of the way XP ethernet devices and drivers
work, but it seems like the VPN client creates a new virtual device
that takes over so that all network requests have to go through it
instead of directly to my network device.


So....


1 - Is it possible for me to setup routing tables or the like so that
only network traffic between my company's intranet and myself go
through the VPN, while everything else goes directly to my ethernet
device to reach my home network and indeed everything else on the
internet?


2 - If no to #1, is it possible for me to install some kind of virtual
ethernet device that wraps around my actual hardware ethernet adapter,
so that somehow the VPN will take control only of that virtual one, and

leave the underlying one alone or something of this nature.


An suggestions are welcome here. Thanks in advance
 
Keep in mind this may be a server side
configurable that you can't override on the client. I do that with OpenVPN,
ie. force all client traffic through the VPN tunnel. Check with network
administrators at work about this. More than likely they set up your VPN
this way as a security precaution so untrusted internet traffic would not be
routed to the work network through the VPN tunnel...

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I'm sure they have set it up that way. That's why I'm looking for a
work around hack from home. Like maybe I can setup a virtual ethernet
adapter or mess with the routing tables in some way. ??
 
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