OK there's what I've got: - If I'm on campus using a wired network, I can access anything. - If I'm on wireless using the command line vpnc, I can access anything. - If I'm on wireless using the network-manager-vpnc GUI, I can't access anything.
So, I should file this as a separate bug? On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 6:30 PM, Balaji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Morgan, > > Using sudo is the right way to use vpnc. The problem is not that. This is > explained below: > > Case 0: Not connected to VPN > Description: Can browse the web freely. This is heaven. But I can't see my > company's internal stuff. This is intended. I need VPN to connect. > > Case 1: You are connected to your office network through VPN on Ubuntu > Description: You can read all pages on your intranet, your company's > internal pages are accessible. However, websites outside your company's > domain are not accessible. Example: Yahoo/Gmal is inaccessible when an > employee is remotely connected to their network through VPN. One can't > even > browse through IEEEXplore through the company's login because to do so you > need to be inside the campus. You can't even search something on Google. > Your normal internet traffic is being routed through the VPN and the VPN > gateway does not recognize http://www.google.com You can't ask your > company > to change their VPN gateway to a DNS. > Result: User switches to windows in search of better VPN programs. Not > VPN's > fault. This is a matter of proxies. > > Case 2: You are connected to your office network through VPN on Ubuntu - > This is how things are right now. > Description: User realizes that using the company's proxy will solve a lot > of his problems. He can now browse all those pages of the internet outside > his company's domain that he could access from his office. If the proxy > however blocks a number of websites that the user is interested in > viewing. > For example his bank account or his personal email. These are not > accessible > through the proxy because they are not accessible in the company campus > either and the same proxy applies everywhere. But connecting remotely has > to > add the advantage of being able to access pages of the web that are not > accessible by bypassing the VPN. This is not happening. > Result: User is frustrated. He can't chat or do his personal work when he > is > on the company's network. It is plain irritating. > > Case 3: You are connected to your office networ through VPN on Ubuntu - > This > is how things should be and we want it to be > Description: You can access all websites. If a website is blocked by your > company network, VPN should direct the request out of the VPN directly > through your normal internet connection and let you browse your personal > emails for example. You should be able to chat with your friends or make > personal bank transactions while on company network without having to > change > the proxy. > Result: User is very happy! :) > > Did you get it? > > Thanks, > Balaji -- Mackenzie Morgan Linux User #432169 ACM Member #3445683 http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com <-my blog of Ubuntu stuff apt-get moo -- No default internet traffic after connecting to VPN https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/124663 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
