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How to route traffic to a specific server via one of two network ports?
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Aug 31, 2016, 02:26 AM
 
I have a Mac Pro which is connected to the internet in two ways (using wired ethernet), and I need both for different purposes. Connection 1 is a “normal” connection where I am connected to the internet via a router, and I sit behind a firewall. I need this connection to print. Then I have Connection 2 which is a direct, unfettered connection to the internet (fixed IP, etc.). I need this connection to connect to a VPN server. Is there a way to tell OS X to only use Connection 2 if I want to connect to the VPN server?

PS I know that it would be easier to just change the settings in the firewall which protects Connection 1. Unfortunately, I can't, and this was the only viable solution offered to me. And yes, very soon I will put a dedicated firewall in between the wild internet and my Mac Pro.
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Aug 31, 2016, 03:46 AM
 
Sounds like you need to add a static route. The command to do that is:

sudo route -n add -net IP_of_network_segment IP_of_gateway

So if the router at Connection 2 is called 12.34.12.34, and the VPN server is called 5.6.7.8, you'd type

sudo route -n add -net 5.6.7.8 12.34.12.34

This does not persist across reboots, so you'd need to make this an autostart object if you want it to stick.
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Aug 31, 2016, 06:10 AM
 
Ah, thanks a lot, that does what I want.
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