Microsoft → [WIN7] Split VPN? Trying to use a http proxy for only some traf

I am looking for a way to setup a VPN on one of my machines so that only certain applications use the VPN.

The goal is that 99% of the apps on the computer will use my regular internet, and those configured through an http proxy setting or similar will use the VPN connection.

I have already confirmed that the software I want to go through the VPN has HTTP proxy setting available.

I have googled this, and believe this is called "VPN Split" but I do not want to split it based on Traffic for a route, but based on the software. Can someone point me towards the best way to do this. I have spent 2 days trying to learn as much as I can and feel a bit stuck



This is on Windows 7, and will use various Browsers (at times), a media server, and a Video Chat program will be configured to use the VPN on-demand. This is for a very short-term contract I am doing for a not-for-profit.

There was a few websites that mentioned using Windows Firewall may be able to do this, but that seemed overly complicated.

Ah, nevermind. I was proposing a route-based solution, which you don't want.

Sounds similar to what I do.

I have a VPN and I want an app to only use the VPN and be blocked from getting out unless it is via the VPN.

I added the process to a Windows Firewall with Enhanced Security rule.

Dave

BY default once an OS makes a VPN connection all traffic to other networks are blocked. Any PC setup by your employer will be setup that way. If you are in control of the VPN client configuration you might be able to allow a second NIC card to make a connection to say a Home network (LAN). This might be what you are calling a split VPN.

The only way i know to get around a VPN to do what you want to do, is to run a second OS, like a VM (Virtual Machine). This connection would bypass the VPN and use the normal internet connection. Or you could run the VPN inside the VM that way your PC will be the normal connection.

For anyone to really help you they would need more details about what software you are using to make the connection and and want to use the connection and the network layout might also help.

These might help
Split Tunneling for Concurrent Access to the Internet and an Intranet
»technet.microsoft.com/en ··· 117.aspx

How to configure split tunnelling on VPN clients using CMAK
»blogs.technet.com/b/rras ··· mak.aspx