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10-25-2010 , 09:29 AM

Drag007

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I have a vpn/alternate ip address. Is there a way in Windows 7 to rig things such that, if my vpn were to crash, it would not automatically connect to my original ip address?

thanks in advance.

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10-25-2010 , 09:36 AM

Drag007

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in other words, there are particular software programs that i do not want logged in using my original ip address, ever.

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10-25-2010 , 12:53 PM

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Simply block the files in your router if your firmware supports that.

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10-25-2010 , 06:15 PM

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Yes. Some firewall software allows you to do this. I can't remember which software I used in the past, but I configured some to do exactly this.

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10-25-2010 , 07:53 PM

Drag007

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Yes. Some firewall software allows you to do this. I can't remember which software I used in the past, but I configured some to do exactly this.

thanks for the advice so far guys

fwiw I use comodo firewall. is there a way to do it in there?

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10-25-2010 , 08:13 PM

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Not sure. Basically you create a rule that all traffic must go through the network adapter created by the VPN, so when it goes down, all network traffic dies.

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10-26-2010 , 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Drag007

thanks for the advice so far guys

fwiw I use comodo firewall. is there a way to do it in there?

yes

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Not sure. Basically you create a rule that all traffic must go through the network adapter created by the VPN, so when it goes down, all network traffic dies.

comodo uses "networks" instead of adapters, but this is the basic idea. should be doable with 3 total rules

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10-27-2010 , 09:24 AM

Drag007

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comodo uses "networks" instead of adapters, but this is the basic idea. should be doable with 3 total rules

cool

forgive me for being computer ******ed, but can someone provide step-by-step instructions on how to do this in comodo? So far, I clicked on the firewall tab, then on "network security policy", am I on the right track? This program is kind of confusing.

Thanks in advance, I would offer cash reward but apparently I'm not allowed to do that on this forum. I can take my clothes off on a webcam if that does anything for you??

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10-27-2010 , 09:28 AM

Drag007

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OoO, I went into "application rules" under "network security policy," For each program I can open network control rule, under which there are 3 tabs, "source address", "destination address", and "ip details". The first two of those tabs allows me to enter a single ip, or exclude an ip(s), so I figure this is it. But which one do I want, source or destination address? dumb question i know

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10-27-2010 , 09:50 AM

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ok so I went to application rules, source address
clicked on a program, changed the rule to allow ip out from IP not xxxxxx
however when I disconnect from my vpn to test it out, the application in question automatically re-connects even though I am then on teh ip address that I told comodo to not allow....what it do

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