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    Use NAT to Bypass Work VPN for Network Printer

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      ResIpsa
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      My work VPN has recently switched to routing most private IP ranges, even if they are not in use.  Unfortunately, the subnet that my networked printer and work laptop connect to is within one of those ranges, so I cannot use my network printer when I am connected to my work VPN (or I have to disconnect every time I want to print something).  I've found out that 192.168.1.x is not routed through the VPN.

      I would like to NAT 192.168.1.50 to my network printer on 10.XXX.XXX.50, so that packets to my printer bypass the work VPN (because they are addressed to a 192.168.1.x address) and are routed to 10.XXX.XXX.50.  This will allow me to use the printer at all times without having to modify my home network setup.  Is this possible?

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        ResIpsa
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        So I ended up having a similar requirement with virtual KVM software that allowed me to answer my own question.  The redirect to my printer did not work (I think) because I was trying to do all routing within the same subnet/interface.  When I moved the printer to another interface, everything worked fine.

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