Re: Printing on Home Network While VPN'ing to Work

From: Manjari Bonam [MSFT] (manjarib_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/27/04 

Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:34:42 +0530

As you were told "split tunnel" is the only way you can reach your home
network.

Only other choice is to attach the printer locally to the machine which does
a VPN. 

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- Manjari
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"Dave Gromala" <davegromala@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4b8501c42c12$a75c6420$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> When I'm VPN connected to the office, I can't print to
> the printer connected to my home network.  I've been told
> that my computer will work if I use a "dual tunnel" VPN,
> but my IT folks won't permit it.  Is there any way to get
> my XP-based computer to print to its local USB port or
> print to file and trick it into sending the print job to
> the home printer?  There must be a trick here somewhere.

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