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[nycphp-talk] Off: Using VPN, but how to still connect to your LAN printer on Windows XP.

Max Gribov max at neuropunks.org
Fri Nov 23 17:06:02 EST 2007


David A. Roth wrote:
> When using VPN on a Windows XP to work remotely to a corporate
> intranet, it won't acknowledge the printer on the LAN which has an IP
> address such as 192.168.1.xxx. Once it is connected through VPN to the
> corporate intranet, it can only see the printers in the remote office.
> Is there a way to configure Windows XP when its in this VPN remote
> state so that it can print to a printer on the local area network?
>
Hey David,
It may be that your VPN changes your dns servers. Can you ping the
printer on your local net by ip address when you're on vpn?..

Other than that, no idea.. Windows sucks : P



> Thanks in advance, and Happy Thanksgiving!
>
> David Roth
> davidalanroth at gmail.com
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