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OS = Windows 11

I need to make use of a VPN to access a license server for software I want to run on my machine. The VPN itself is slow (internet wise) and cannot be configured/altered (i.e. cannot do split tunneling with the provided client). Additionally the software is very "pedantic" and needs to be connected to the license server continually.

I want to make it so that only the software that needs to communicate with the license server uses the VPN, and everything else does not. OR, failing that, that the entire machine uses the VPN except for my web browser (example being Firefox).

There have been similar questions asked, but without sufficient answers. As an example, one of the potential solutions is making use of WireGuard, but this is not an option in my situation.

EDIT: The VPN software is Global Protect by Palo Alto - I have no ability at all to edit or alter the VPN client (restricted upstream).

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  • so you need to be specific about the VPN software in use, and the capabilities you have to configure that software. ultimately this is likely an issue you will not be able to overcome without assistance from the administrators that manage the VPN/licensing server.
    – Frank Thomas
    Commented Feb 20 at 7:33
  • Are you allowed to install software on the computer? (Add to your comment @harrymc for me to be notified.)
    – harrymc
    Commented Feb 20 at 11:17
  • I have used split tunnel a lot. It is a function of the VPN setup. So without help from the people with the VPN setup, you most likely cannot do anything.
    – anon
    Commented Feb 20 at 12:35
  • I am allowed to install software on the local computer, but not on the license server @harrymc .
    – simply_a_student
    Commented Feb 21 at 7:53
  • So then my question is, @John, what happens behind the scenes with the VPN setup, and how does one replicate it 'manually', i.e. without the 'VPN people'?
    – simply_a_student
    Commented Feb 21 at 7:55

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Split tunneling is just routing - and is supported in the default Win10/11 client.

Routes tell the computer how to find the next hop, think of it as a junction on the network, if you tell your computer that all traffic goes to your local router then you add to that a route that tells traffic for a specific ip address or address range to pick the route that goes via the vpn.

I found this article has clear instructions on configuring, using powershell, the vpn+routes. I recently followed it myself to configure a vpn with split routing.

https://niksec.com/split-tunneling-on-windows-10-or-11-using-the-native-vpn-client

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