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Hi, could someone please explain how I can exclude Skype from my VPN connection and route it through my "normal" one?
It seems that Skype has blocked my VPN provider, so I can't connect – and I really need to use it from time to time – and would prefer to have my other traffic behind VPN.
What is the best way of doing this?
Skype server ip's are:
111.221.74.0/24
111.221.77.0/24
157.55.130.0/24
157.55.235.0/24
157.55.56.0/24
157.56.52.0/24
213.199.179.0/24
64.4.23.0/24
65.55.223.0/24
Please see http://pingtool.org/block-skype-connection/ for more info on Skype server ip.
It seems that Skype has blocked my VPN provider, so I can't connect – and I really need to use it from time to time – and would prefer to have my other traffic behind VPN.
What is the best way of doing this?
Skype server ip's are:
111.221.74.0/24
111.221.77.0/24
157.55.130.0/24
157.55.235.0/24
157.55.56.0/24
157.56.52.0/24
213.199.179.0/24
64.4.23.0/24
65.55.223.0/24
Please see http://pingtool.org/block-skype-connection/ for more info on Skype server ip.
Hi abandonow,
Assuming that the list of IP addresses is correct, you can exclude them from your VPN connection like so:
1. Edit your connection in Viscosity
2. Click on the Networking tab
3. Click the small "+" button at the bottom of the routing table to enter a new route
4. Enter the IP address you wish to exclude in the Destination field (for example 111.221.74.0)
5. Enter the Mask. "/24" is CIDR notation for 255.255.255.0, so enter 255.255.255.0 into the Mask/Bits field
6. Set the Gateway to Local Network Gateway to instruct the traffic to go through your normal network connection
7. Click the Add button
8. Repeat steps 3 to 7 for each route in your list
9. Click the Save button to save your changes
Cheers,
James
Assuming that the list of IP addresses is correct, you can exclude them from your VPN connection like so:
1. Edit your connection in Viscosity
2. Click on the Networking tab
3. Click the small "+" button at the bottom of the routing table to enter a new route
4. Enter the IP address you wish to exclude in the Destination field (for example 111.221.74.0)
5. Enter the Mask. "/24" is CIDR notation for 255.255.255.0, so enter 255.255.255.0 into the Mask/Bits field
6. Set the Gateway to Local Network Gateway to instruct the traffic to go through your normal network connection
7. Click the Add button
8. Repeat steps 3 to 7 for each route in your list
9. Click the Save button to save your changes
Cheers,
James
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Thank you.
I found it far more efficient to edit the conf file manually (or adding the settings in advanced tab)
I found it far more efficient to edit the conf file manually (or adding the settings in advanced tab)
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Anyways, I have a couple of feature request:
route 111.221.74.0 255.255.255.0 net_gateway default
route 111.221.77.0 255.255.255.0 net_gateway default
route 157.55.130.0 255.255.255.0 net_gateway default
route 157.55.235.0 255.255.255.0 net_gateway default
route 157.55.56.0 255.255.255.0 net_gateway default
route 157.56.52.0 255.255.255.0 net_gateway default
route 213.199.179.0 255.255.255.0 net_gateway default
route 64.4.23.0 255.255.255.0 net_gateway default
route 65.55.223.0 255.255.255.0 net_gateway default
- Make an option so you can find the VPN config folder via "Show in Finder" (alternatively name the folder something recognizable instead of a number)
- If you want people to use the gui to add routing tables, you should make it possible to add multiple ip-adresses at once, and preferable be able to tag the setting (for this instance I would tag it "Skype") so you know what the ip's are refering to.
- Option to make the preference window to float on top (when you have the dock icon removed)
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