Microsoft KB Archive/247431

= Cannot Use Shared Internet Connection While Connected to a VPN =

Article ID: 247431

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q247431



SYMPTOMS
When you are using a shared Internet connection for a local area network (LAN) on a computer running Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional and then establish a virtual private network (VPN) connection, the computers that are using the shared connection can no longer connect to the Internet.



CAUSE
When you establish a connection through a VPN, packets are by default routed to the default gateway on the remote network of your VPN connection.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: ics shared access lost fail

Keywords: kbprb KB247431

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