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I use Cisco AnyConnect to access a VPN for our main vendor. I use it on my desktop at the office every day. Today I'm working from my laptop at home but due to internet slowness I tethered my laptop to my phone's LTE hotspot. When I connect to the VPN I then lose all access to any non-vpn resources (like Google). I switched my laptop back to the DSL network and everything was back to normal.

Is this a configuration issue or something else?

Here are the Statistics and Route Details tabs as requested:

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  • Clicking on VPN present on main UI will bring a pop up with "Statistics" tab. What does the "Connection Information" say ? Also what information does "Route Details" tab have ?
    – Mahesh
    Commented Jan 21, 2016 at 6:57
  • Here I am 4 months later forced to use my laptop and cell phone and I'm having the same issue. This has to be an easy fix!
    – THE JOATMON
    Commented May 7, 2016 at 15:39
  • We need more information about your phone and how you create the hotspot.
    – harrymc
    Commented May 7, 2016 at 16:12
  • Verizon Note Edge, Stock/carrier hotspot.
    – THE JOATMON
    Commented May 7, 2016 at 16:43

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The following thread from 2014 seems to handle your case
Can I share my Android's VPN connection over a Hotspot?

It contains several suggestions that require rooting the phone, which is not really recommended.

I refer to the one answer that does not require rooting :

Unfortunately the stock Android tethering application does not work with VPNs. This limitation is an oversight in the software and not a system limitation.

However there is an application called ClockworkMod Tether that will allow you to tether and use a VPN at the same time. In fact it makes use of the standard tethering application and then fixes up the routing information to make it work.

This application does not require you to root your phone but you do need to run software on the computer that you wish to connect to your phone. Also this only works for USB tethering at the moment.

There are other alternatives to ClockworkMod Tether, if you wish to try them, including PDANet+.

I note that ClockworkMod Tether is a 14 day trial. You will have full unfettered usage for 14 days, after which you will only be able to download 20MB a day. You will need to buy Tether Premium for $4.99 from the application's menu to unlock the full version.

The free edition of PdaNet+ has timed usage limit, but is otherwise the same as the full version. I have not found the paid version on Google Play, so do not know its cost. The upgrade is probably done as in-app purchase.

I have never used both these applications and cannot vouch for them.

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