[dba-Tech] VPN messing with the printer connection?

Huh?  ;-)  Susan who?  e-mailed them about what?  What's that got to
do with Tina and her VPN issue?

Off on a tangent here Max?  <GRIN>

GK

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Max Wanadoo <max.wanadoo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Susan, have you emailed them...they have a mailing  list and I am on it and
> there are all sorts of questions asked along these lines.
>
> Max
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos
> Sent: 17 September 2009 15:28
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] VPN messing with the printer connection?
>
> Hi Tina,
>
> Our old VPN system at work allowed us to print to either local or
> remote printers. Our NEW MORE SECURE VPN where we now have to enter a
> number of a key fob like device now doesn't allow us to print locally
> anymore. While you are connected to the VPN you are essentially
> TUNNELED IN to the remote network and so your system can't really
> access any of the local stuff anymore until that VPN tunnel is shut
> down. At least that is my understanding. If you had a printer wired to
> the system you are VPN'ing from you MIGHT be able to print on that,
> but because your local printer is going through the local network, I
> think you are out of luck there. Let me emphacise that I AM NOT much
> of an expert on networking stuff. I'm just a user.
>
> GK
>
> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Tina Norris Fields
> <tinanfields at torchlake.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Here's the situation:
>> Computer connected to the Internet with a high-speed broadband Wimax.
>> Printer networked by cable to the local computer through the a router.
>> Much of the computer work is done over a VPN situated many states away.
>> Local documents, resident on the local computer, print fine to the
>> printer.  Documents resident on the headquarters computer and accessed
>> over the VPN will not print on the local printer - display on the screen
>> fine - will not print.  Documents copied from the headquarters computer
>> onto the local computer will print fine if the VPN is not connected -
>> will not print as long as the VPN is active.  The print facility message
>> is that the printer is not responding.
>> Shut down the VPN and try again, the document prints just fine.
>>
>> I do not understand why this is.  Does anybody here have an idea?  TIA
>>
>> T

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