Do you need a VPN that works on your Windows computer?
Do you need a VPN that works on your Windows computer?
My company is full of stubborn IT people who won't fix an old VPN and only support Windows. I've tried many things, but the protocols used are outdated on both Macs and Linux, so really just Windows machines can connect. So... I wanted to use a Windows computer connected to the VPN to act as a router for all other devices in my network when they need to access any of the machines inside the VPN. I only want to route the 10.xxx.xxx.xxx network through there; everything else should go to my normal router, which is an openwrt machine. Is there any software or settings that can do this on Windows? All I've found so far is creating a hotspot via WiFi and giving out DHCP. I don't need all that extra stuff, just a simple router that accepts connections on one side but sends them to another side.
Most VPN programs stop this or don't have brains enough to let traffic from two places at once. A normal VPN just lets you talk only to your computer, never another device on the network. To make it work, you'd need a trick to pretend the traffic came from your PC instead of a second interface. I know people keep asking why this doesn't work when they want to use their company's VPN while working abroad. They try to connect to the machine first and then use another VPN to reach the company. It mostly won't work on Windows. The clients usually change the rules in the computer so no one can mess with them like that. I'm surprised these protocols aren't supported yet. Almost all old versions used IPSEC, which many still do. Newer tools like OpenVPN and WireGuard work well on most things. If your company uses a Cisco AnyConnect client, it's made to stop tampering. It checks how up-to-date the system is and its antivirus software. It used to run IPSEC but I think newer versions also support OpenVPN. A company doesn't want you messing around. If someone leaves an open Wi-Fi connection on their PC and shares the VPN with that internet, then the whole internal corporate network becomes completely exposed, bypassing all fancy firewalls.
No, I'm using just the regular Windows app, nothing fancy. But Linux or Macs still won't talk to it (and honestly, they tell me no reason why). Since this is the standard Windows version, I hoped for an easy fix.