If your upstream provider is Google's DNS you can do two static routes to use the vpn tunnel
Something on the following lines: route add -net 8.8.8.8 netmask 255.255.255.255 gw 192.168.68.1 tun0 Replace 192.168.68.1 with the gateway on the other side of your vpn and tun0 with the device name created by your vpn Tell me if it works out for you On May 23, 2012 5:27 PM, "Keith Vassallo" <[email protected]> wrote: > I do have a dd-wrt router enabled router and it also connects via VPN > (that's how I get my Netflix!). > > But I don't recall being able to select which traffic goes to the VPN and > which not. > > K > > On 23 May 2012, at 12:01, Raphael Borg Ellul Vincenti wrote: > > Actually if you have DD-WRT its a piece of cake. I suggest it to any user > who has a home router which is dd-wrt compatible. > The benefits go well beyond the scope of this thread, but don't be > intimidated. Most VPN providers support dd-wrt. > > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Keith Vassallo <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Agreed. >> >> >> Though its not so easy to setup a VPN, as well as rules to route DNS >> traffic to it. At least for the average user. >> >> K >> >> On 23 May 2012, at 10:49, Raphael Borg Ellul Vincenti wrote: >> >> Best thing I can suggest is running the DNS traffic over a VPN and >> hosting a local DNS caching server on your network >> >> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 10:47 AM, Anton Xuereb <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> that still wouldn't work as they simple capture all traffic on port 53 >>> and redirect transparently to their own servers >>> >>> >>> On 23 May 2012 10:37, Keith Vassallo <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I personally stopped using GO a long time ago, and can proudly say that >>>> my house has NONE of GO's services... not even a fixed line. >>>> >>>> Melita does not have this problem. Yet. Remember that by blocking >>>> trackers and bittorrent, they're not just bowing the IP holders, but more >>>> importantly for them they're hugely reducing the amount of bandwidth they >>>> need. >>>> >>>> I can't test this at home, because I'm on Melita, however... >>>> >>>> Does GO have domains to point to its DNS servers, or just as IP? In the >>>> latter case you could modify your local hosts file to make the domain >>>> resolve to Google's DNS servers, or OpenDNS or something similar. >>>> >>>> K >>>> >>>> >>>> On 23 May 2012, at 09:57, Anton Xuereb wrote: >>>> >>>> glad to have helped. P.S. Their 25mbit fibre with 1.5mbit upload is >>>> deeeeeeeeliciousss >>>> >>>> On 23 May 2012 09:55, Ramon Casha <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I suspect that the nefarious role was the intended effect. Thanks for >>>>> telling me about Melita. I'll probably switch everything over pretty soon. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Ramon Casha >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 23 May 2012 09:14, Anton Xuereb <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I'v been aware of this setup for quite some time now. Afaik the >>>>>> initial reason for this setup was that since they bought so many >>>>>> competitors, they resolved to this tactic instead of having to contact >>>>>> all >>>>>> their customers to change DNS settings. Ofcourse, this setup seems to now >>>>>> have taken a more nefarious role. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 23 May 2012 09:10, Paul Morley <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes that has happen to me a few times, >>>>>>> I think their spam filtering zaps the message but unfortunately it >>>>>>> does not tell the sender the email has been block and and not sent also >>>>>>> it >>>>>>> doesn't tell the receiver that the message was blocked, so he will never >>>>>>> know a message was sent in the first place...!! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 05/23/2012 06:27 AM, Daniel wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> From my experience with Melita....I send some particular emails with >>>>>>> attachments and they finish somewhere in cyperspace....there is NO >>>>>>> acknowledgement that the email has been withheld (for any medieval >>>>>>> reason >>>>>>> maybe!!) for the sender and neither to the receiver!!! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 23/05/12 06:03, Ramon Casha wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120521/letters/Internet-privacy.420660 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ramon Casha >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> MLUG-list mailing >>>>>>> [email protected]http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> MLUG-list mailing >>>>>>> [email protected]http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> MLUG-list mailing list >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> MLUG-list mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> MLUG-list mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> MLUG-list mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> MLUG-list mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MLUG-list mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> MLUG-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MLUG-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list >> >> > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > >
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