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I installed OpenVPN on Windows 7, but it appears that if both of my adapters are online, the OpenVPN adapter takes precedence over my original non-VPN network connection.

Problem:

  • All my applications use the internet through my VPN only (while the VPN is connected).
  • What I really want is for my regular internet that isn't going through the VPN to be used in all cases (while still having the VPN connected). This will allow me to later on use a program that forces connections from specific programs to use the VPN.

My attempt that failed:

So I went into my network connections folder, went to advanced, I then clicked the "Adapters and Bindings" tab and sorted the connection I want to be on top. However even with a reboot, this doesn't work. The VPN always takes precendence. How do I make it not so?

  • I tried changing binding order (with the arrows)
  • I also tried changing the metrics on the adapters

Okay I read somewhere on google that someone said you cannot set sort order/metrics on Virtual Adapters. Maybe that's the problem?

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It's not clear what you want to do. Is your issue with a routing table or with adapter precedence? The two have nothing to do with each other. What's your actual problem? – David Schwartz Dec 25 '12 at 23:04
Is that what it is? Routing Table? I dunno. I just want my VPN to be used as a backup. – PolishHurricane Dec 26 '12 at 1:43
You want your VPN to be used as a backup for what? I can't tell even tell what your question is about. Is it about routing tables? Is it about adapter precedence? What is the problem you are trying to solve? – David Schwartz Dec 26 '12 at 4:08
Apologies, I know very little about the terminology here. I tried to clarify my question. I appreciate your time. Thanks – PolishHurricane Dec 26 '12 at 13:23
You need to remove any default route that takes the VPN. This is a routing issue, not a precedence issue. – David Schwartz Dec 26 '12 at 18:50

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It sounds like a routing table problem, I have given a brief overview of routing table issues here Corporate VPN internet traffic tracing.

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