Here’s my problem: I have a computer at the gas station used for 1) controlling the pump console and 2) connecting through VPN to the company’s network for placing orders.
I recently installed a new pump console on that computer. Up untill now the computer’s network adapter had no specified IP, but the new pump console requires one to be specified in order to work. The problem is, that when a specific IP is used, the VPN connection ceases to work. It works only when the network adapter is set to DHCP. :smack:
Is there any way to have both systems running on the same computer? The OS is Windows 2000.
To be more specific, for the pump console to work the computer can have any IP as long as the pump console’s IP is added at Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) --> Properties --> Advanced --> IP Settings.
When I let the computer dynamically assign an IP though, you cannot add IP addresses there and the pump console stops working.
When you establish a VPN connection, you are in essence creating a “new” network interface, used for the duration of the VPN session. If you look at the device manager on your computer, you should see two network card entries: one for the physical card, and one for the VPN.
When you set a static IP for your NIC, that IP is most likely not valid when you establish the VPN, because the network settings are different. You should be able to configure the network settings for the “VPN adapter” so that it uses a DHCP address even though the physical NIC has a static one. Unfortunately I’m not at the office where I can check the settings on my machine there, so I can’t give you any more specifics, but hopefully this will get you moving in the right direction.