Strange VPN problem

[Puggit]

At work we connect to our HQ in Canada by VPN through a normal internet link (rented Regus office).

At home, I also have internet, so I connect in exactly the same way.

I can login to the VPN at home, but that's it. I can't connect to Exchange from Outlook or connect to any of the servers I normally do. It used to work

I can ping the vpn server, but nothing else.

Any ideas?!

[Hut49]

I think you're having the same problem that I had, which was completely resolved by the brilliant guys who responded to my post - see here

[GreenV8S]

I suspect either your routing is wrong, or you aren't using the right DNS service. If you select the 'default gateway' option on the VPN it will mean you're cut off from direct access to the internet but at least everything that is supposed to go into the office will do. You can check the DNS service by using 'nslookup' to look up the name of the server you're trying to reach. If it fails, you may need to add one of the office DNS servers to your network settings. It's also possible that the VPN server itself is broken and not routing properly.