Updated: July 21st, 2020
Today I was setting up a new machine (running OpenSUSE 12.1, but it's not really important), and after switching the network configuration from DHCP to static IP, lost all connectivity, in and out. /etc/init.d/network restart seemed to list the right IP, yet I was getting
"unknown host"
and
"Network is unreachable"
errors while pinging. I double and triple checked all the settings – DNS and gateway were set up right. I even rebooted, but nothing worked.
Then I vaguely remembered that I ran into the same issue a few years prior and also spent hours trying to figure out what was going wrong. The solution was so incredibly simple that my geek cred should have been docked 10 points. But …
The Most Awesome VPN Tip: How To Make Windows Automatically Use Your Local WiFi/LAN Connection Directly For Requests That Don't Need To Go Through VPN
This tip can also be filed in the "post with the longest title that kind of makes sense but needs more explanation" category.
If you use a VPN (Virtual Private Network), this tip is for you.
The Problem
- you connect to a VPN to get access to your work/whatever network
- your connection is fast but the VPN connection is balls slow
- you try to stream a bit of online radio, go to a website, watch a video, or do anything, which is automatically routed through the VPN connection but everything TAKES AGES because the VPN connection is the limiting factor
- so not only are you frustrated by hiccupping radio, stuttering video, and a never disappearing progress bar but you're
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