[NTLUG:Discuss] OT - possible silly question

[Eric Schnoebelen]

Fred James writes:
- I have an XP box on my home network that I use to access the corporate 
- VPN - long story.
- 
- Everything else I run is Linux, and the tools (for UNIX anyway) are much 
- better there.
- 
- Can I use a Linux box and piggy back on the VPN?  Not really sure I am 
- saying that well.

	Not sure what you're really asking here..

	one thing: most corporate VPN client configurations
force route all packets to the corporate network, effectively
dropping the system from the local network.

	Which VPN client are you using on the Windows box?  If
its Ciscos, there is a version for Linux.

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