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Can't see an XP box when using VPN

I have a network with a range of 10.3.86.1-254. I have a DHCP server dishing out addresses from 10.3.86.1-99. I have a T-1 line connected. I can VPN into the network, ping, & connect to all the devices. I then connect another internet source (Cable modem) to a router & add it to the network. I then take one of the network clients & static IP it with 10.3.56.103 & point the default gateway to the router connected to the cable modem. Within the network I can ping & RDP the client. When I VPN into the network (coming in from the T-1), I cannot see the client on the network - can't ping by name or IP & cannot RDP. I can, however, RDP into another client on the network then RPD & ping the client with the static IP. What could be causing the client with the static IP from being seen when VPNed in?

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zed500

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Yes it was a typo. I had a feeling it had to do with the route on the router to the cable.
So what you're saying is that the 10.3.86.103 is actually getting my requests but the response is getting routed through the router for the cable therefore never getting to me?

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Zedd500

arnold

yes.
if you want to load balance outgoing traffic between two providers while using one provider for incoming (vpn, web, etc.), the two external connections must terminate on the same router that srves the LAN