As far as I know, the VPN (both the old Cisco IPSec kind, and the new
AnyConnect client) don't allow "split tunneling", meaning that when you
are connected, all your traffic must go to UVM.  If you can't print to
your home network printer when you're at UVM, you won't be able to print
to it while you're connected to the VPN, either.

Direct-connected printers (eg USB) still work fine, though.

Jim

On 10/14/2010 03:39 PM, Helen Read wrote:
> I recently set up a home wireless network, now that broadband has
> finally arrived in my neighborhood, and uninstalled / reinstalled my
> printer as a wireless printer connected to my router. One issue I've
> been having is that I cannot print when I'm connected to the VPN. Is
> this a bug or a feature? Is there any way around it? I'm connected to
> the VPN a fair amount of the time when I'm working at home, so that I
> can access mapped network drives (cems and zoo). It's a bit of a
> nuisance to have to continually disconnect and reconnect to the VPN
> just to print something.
>


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Jim Lawson
Systems Architecture & Administration
Enterprise Technology Services
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT USA