VPN split tunnel recommendation - windows

robroth

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I have a WINDOWS application running in a VM listening for incoming connections on port 1234 that I want the outside world to be able to connect to without coming in over the VPN.

The VM currently has PIA installed as a VPN client, but it doesn't allow split tunneling so if I start it up, the outside world can no longer reach the application.

I'm trying to figure out
a) who offers a VPN service that allows split-tunneling
b) and they would need to allow me to set a rule that says all traffic coming in on 0.0.0.0 port 1234 should be accepted
c) traffic initiated by the application running on the VM would use the VPN

Note I will likely need to change the VPN connection every couple of days so would like to set up something that doesn't require me to make changes when I change my VPN connection.

Thanks for any ideas. This is one of those things I thought would be easy but turns out it's not so obvious. I spent days getting the application and database up and working and now that it is, I had a DUH!! moment and am stuck.

Thanks!
 
Solution
Since you're running VM - give that VM second network adapter, and bind it to your real IP adapter. That way, your VM will get two network adapters, with two different IP addresses.

You have to find out how to bind VPN client, and your application, to different adapters.
Since you're running VM - give that VM second network adapter, and bind it to your real IP adapter. That way, your VM will get two network adapters, with two different IP addresses.

You have to find out how to bind VPN client, and your application, to different adapters.
 
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robroth

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Ohhh!!! That's brilliant! That would be much easier than dealing with routing tables and rules. Let me research if
a) its possible to bind PIA to a single NIC or
b) what VPN service provider can do this.....

Thank you!