route everything except 123.123.* through vpn

Question

I would like to route all requests to 123.123.* normally through eth0 and everything else through VPN (tap0).

This should probably be done with iptables. Any ideas how?

Thanks

theotherreceive · Answer 1 · 2010-07-27 10:52:13Z

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You can do this with route.

route add -net 123.123.0.0 netmask 255.255.0.0 dev eth0
route add default gw 10.8.0.1

Assuming the gateway on your VPN network is 10.8.0.1

answered Jul 27 '10 at 10:52

	great. that also means dns resolving is being done through gateway? I am asking this because some (not all) subdomains from the 123.123.* cannot be found if try access them in firefox. I just get host not found. but if I "host subdomain" it resolves the right IP. I have this in my resolv.conf (if 10.8.0.1) is vpn: 10.8.0.1 # vpn 123.123.1.1 123.123.1.2 – user49445 Jul 27 '10 at 11:39
	"host subdomain" also does not resolve. that was wrong information. ideas? but if "host subdomain" is working from the gateway (it is a publicly accessible subdomain). – user49445 Jul 27 '10 at 11:45
	This doesn't change the behaviour of your DNS. The servers listed in resolv.conf will be queried in the order they're listed. – theotherreceive Jul 27 '10 at 13:21
	I improved your answer a little bit and now is everything OK: 1. route del default 2. route add -net 123.123.0.0/16 gw <my current gw> eth0 3. route add default gw <my new gw> thanks. – user49445 Jul 27 '10 at 13:33

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