They (RC1918 addresses) absolutely can be routed over a VPN. The whole idea is to encapsulate and encrypt packets--the "internet routers" never see the RFC1918 addresses.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden > Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 10:56 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] VPN connection seals computer off from LAN > > That doesn't make any sense - 10. addresses cannot be routed via VPN, > same as 192. Both of those address ranges are explicitly defined as private > and cannot be routed on the Internet. The minute any packet with a 10. or > 192. > or any other private range hits an internet router it gets dropped. > > I think on my end the issue was with the public vs private network > designations in Windows 7. I had the VPN connection defined as public > which means it is untrusted and Windows won't allow network discovery or > file sharing. I think somehow Windows got confused with the machine > being on a private (trusted) LAN and public (untrusted) WAN at the same > time. Not sure tho. > > --------------------------- > Brian Weeden > Technical Advisor > Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> > +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada > +1 (202) 683-8534 US > > > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Hunter, Gary > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > I had the same issue it was down to all 10. Addresses being routed > > down the VPN. I changed my home network to 192.168.. and now > > everything works fine, > > > > > > > > Gary Hunter > > Consulting Engineer > > Travelport GDS > > T: (+1) 303 - 397 - 5035 > > M:(+1) 720 - 231 - 0965 > > E: [email protected] > > SITA: HDQOK1G > > Travelport Product Development Center > > 6901 S Havana St > > Centennial, CO 80112 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden > > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 10:45 AM > > To: hwg > > Subject: [H] VPN connection seals computer off from LAN > > > > This is very weird. I have a VPN setup and it's been acting weird - > > when I connect to it using one of the machines on my LAN, that > > machines effectively drops off the network. It can browse the > > internet just fine, but none of the other machines on the LAN can > > connect to it. Interestingly, although it says its LAN IP is still > > 10.0.1.2, I can't ping it with that IP. I have been using this VPN on > > this particular machine for months with no problems until recently. > > > > However, using the same VPN setup on another machine on the same > LAN, > > it will connect to the VPN and still be visible on the LAN and can > > still connect to other clients on the LAN. I've double checked the > > VPN settings are they are exactly the same on both machines. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > --------------------------- > > Brian Weeden > > Technical Advisor > > Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> > > +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada > > +1 (202) 683-8534 US > > If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, please > > notify the sender and delete all copies immediately. The sender > > believes this message and any attachments were sent free of any virus, > > worm, Trojan horse, and other forms of malicious code. > > This message and its attachments could have been infected during > > transmission. The recipient opens any attachments at the recipient's > > own risk, and in so doing, the recipient accepts full responsibility > > for such actions and agrees to take protective and remedial action > > relating to any malicious code. Travelport is not liable for any loss > > or damage arising from this message or its attachments. > > > > > >
