Hello all. I've recently acquired a set top box for pandora, and since I live in Canada I do need a prooxy for it to run. I already am subscribed to a VPN service. I do not want all my internet traffic to go through this VPN just the set top box. This box is tethered by ethernet to my mac mini. Is there anybody that knows how to specify a VPN only through the ethernet tethered device through settings in Mac OS X? Any help would be great. Thanks
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VPN Through Ethernet?
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I'm in kind of the same situation, but not exactly the same situation. I have my iMac connected to my router via wifi, i then have another device connected to my iMac's ethernet port sharing my wifi connection. I then have a VPN setup using PPTP. Basically, what i am trying to do is i would only like the ethernet connection on my iMac using the VPN ONLY where as the wifi i would like it not to use the VPN and use my default network settings.
Ethernet > VPN
Wifi > normal connection.
At the moment the wifi is using the vpn, and the ethernet is using the vpn as its sharing my wifi connection. I would just like the ethernet connected to my iMac to use the VPN only. So the question is: is there anyway that the VPN connection can only be enabled for the ethernet only?
Guess my question probably would be better off in the iMac section.
Doesn't matter, Found a solution which seems to have fixed it. All i needed to check was 'create computer-to-computer networks' on the wifi setting and on the VPN uncheck 'Send all traffic over VPN connection' on advanced button.
Then it connected to my router normally while the ethernet went through the VPN.
Then it connected to my router normally while the ethernet went through the VPN.