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Why does connecting to my work VPN cause my internet to not work?

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Mar 15, 2026166852 views
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I VPN to my work, and then I terminal server into my computer. Everything works fine in relation to the VPN access, but locally I can't access the internet. How can I fix this?

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What you are looking to do is called split tunneling. If you are using a Microsoft PPTP VPN, you need to uncheck "Use default gateway on remote network" in the TCP/IPv4 advanced settings for the VPN connection. If you are using another VPN client, y…

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