Re: [gentoo-user] VPN vs LAN address hostname resolution

Michael Orlitzky <michael@××××××××.com> wrote:

> On 05/22/13 12:36, Samuraiii wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am trying to get hostname address resolution on my LAN and VPN with
> > one serious problem:
> > I have two "networks" eg. 10.1.1.0 and 10.2.2.0 which are representing
> > local address space for LAN (10.1.1.0/8) and VPN address space (10.2.2.0/8).
>
> This isn't two networks, it's one network and you've got the VPN space
> overlapping the LAN space. To oversimplify a little, Don't Do That.
>
> Use a separate subnet for the VPN. Then traffic to the VPN will be
> routed over the VPN interface as intended, but traffic to the LAN will
> be routed over the LAN interface. This is what you want, but right now
> the VPN and the LAN are the same network, so "routing to the LAN" is the
> same as "routing to the VPN", and your network stack doesn't know what
> to do with it.
>

OK, why are they the same network?  Looks like two separate networks to
me, but I am very interested if I am wrong.


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