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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=409384200-01112005>The "Default"
Settings are your "LAN Settings".</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
class=409384200-01112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=409384200-01112005>As per the
dialogue box in Tools -> Internet Options -> Connections, these are NOT
applied to VPN connections, only direct LAN / WLAN networks.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
class=409384200-01112005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN class=409384200-01112005>HOWEVER, you say
that "Use Default</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN
class=409384200-01112005> Gateway from remote network" was turned OFF. Are
the websites that you are trying to connect to (or the Proxy servers that you
are trying to connect to) on the remote VPN network or on the public Internet?
If they are are on the remote VPN network, then it will use the proxy settings
for the VPN.</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>