Consider the following scenario: A WinXP client is connected to a LAN and has a DHCP assigned, private ip: 192.168.1.10. He "dials" a VPN connection to another corporate that has it's private subnet as 192.168.1.0 . So the WinXP client won't be able to reach the remote subnet because his routing table says that 192.168.1.0 is his LAN! What can be done in this situation? Can ppp modify the routing table on the WinXP client? I guess not.. I think the *normal* way in this situations would be that the RAS client to be able to access the remote subnet and not the one he is into, as long as the VPN connection is active.
Is this one of the reasons 3rd party VPN Clients are available?? Thanks, Alexandru Molodoi IT CONSULTANT, Pointersoft ROMANIA (004021) 337.02.60 (004) 0723.153.833
