VPN problem solved.

[Derek Trotter]

I also did the same for another mail server.  All I did is replace it's 
ip address for the one that goes with smtp.googlemail.com.  I don't see 
why this wouldn't work for any other ip address you might want to 
connect to.

On 07/13/2013 12:27 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
> Thanks. It will prove useful!
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 11:59 PM, Derek Trotter 
> <expat.arizonan at gmail.com <mailto:expat.arizonan at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     You might remember the problem I had with sending mail while the
>     VPN was connected.  I just got that fixed.  I can't take the
>     credit.  I finally contacted the people at vpnsecure.me
>     <http://vpnsecure.me> and Shane gave me the solution.
>
>     First I had to add this to the hosts file.
>     74.125.137.16 smtp.googlemail.com <http://smtp.googlemail.com>
>
>     Then I had to enter this.  10.0.0.1 is my router's IP address.
>     route add -net 74.125.137.16 netmask 255.255.255.255 gw 10.0.0.1
>
>     Then I was advised to put that in /etc/rc.local which I haven't
>     done yet.  After following the instructions it worked.  I thought
>     I would pass along the solution in the event someone else finds it
>     useful.
>
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>
>     Patrick Moore
>
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