I am attempting to connect to an office VPN under xp pro x64 sp2, but when trying to view sites that are on my office network, the requests seem to go to my ISP's DNS. Rather than sending back a page not found error, however, my ISP sends me back a nice little ad filled page like: http://www11.charter.net/search?qo=... I believe that is the source of the problem, as the ISP is returning a page and claiming to have resolved the address even though it was not found. I am able to use the VPN if I check the "use default gateway on remote network" setting, and my MS exchange email account, so I know it is not a connection issue. Using the remote gateway is not a desirable solution, however, as it routs ALL my internet requests through my office. Is there any way to specify which DNS to use for a particular domain? Thanks in advance, -Cystm

" Is there any way to specify which DNS to use for a particular domain?" On the internet? Of course not. That's because if the domain name is registered ALL dns servers will get that ip/domain name - domain name/ip. At work you are using your local MS DNS server to resolve locally and forward any nonlocal resolution requests to the ISP's dns servers for resolution. I think that explains "but when trying to view sites that are on my office network" Question becomes can you access these office sites if you are NOT vpned in? if not then they are not publically registered and that may explain the reason you are getting the charter message. Imagine the power if you knew how to internet search

Your VPN is either not configured correctly or somone put a hole it is. The VPN should act as if it was wired into the lan. It should not allow you to go outside of the VPN by default. Hence the name private network. If you can access sites then your system is a security issue to the lan. I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.

jefro some vpn softwares allow you local internet access as well as vpn access which is what cystm is talking about. Sure, that isn't the greatest setup since the pc could become compromised and then via it the corp network could be hacked but hopefully the corp network has monitoring for such events. Imagine the power if you knew how to internet search

True, there was no mention of the type or config. I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.

Sorry, I missed these replies. Thanks for the prompt answer. I think I neglected to mention that I am trying to access the office VPN from home, which is what I meant by "trying to view sites that are on my office network". These sites are not available over a normal internet connection, and require me to be VPN'd in. But unless I force ALL my internet traffic to go through the company site, I can't get to them, instead getting the page I linked above. Maybe I asked the question the wrong way, but what I'm trying to acheive is that the requests sent to somepage.workaddress.com would be resolved over the VPN, where other requests would be sent to my ISP. This, however, is not what is happening. I was under the impression that the typical behavior for a setup like this. Any ideas?