"my VPN works, but I can't browse the web and cannot use Skype."
Bingo, there's the answer in your supplied clue. You should not be able to do anything more than what you can do on the network you VPN to. That's why it's secure be it's supposed to be just like you taking your machine to that network and you get only the access they allow.
Remember that CONE OF SILENCE?
Bob
I posted this question in a different forum and no one has answered for few days now so decided to try it here too. Sorry for the cross-posting.
Here is my problem - periodically, not all the time, just some days, my internet connector goes down. However when I click on it it still shows as connected to to local and internet and Windows does not find any problems with it when I check it. I can receive and send email, my VPN works, but I can't browse the web and cannot use Skype. Starting and restarting the computer and connecting and disconnecting the connection sometimes help, sometimes does not. Few days ago after numerous times doing it, it finally worked, but again, I am not sure if this was the fix or something else was going on. Could this be a problem with my computer or is it the ISP? I have a Vista machine with Windows defender sometimes on and the bulky, clumsy McAffee antivirus that came with the computer. I have adsl with a wifi set up in my house. This also occasionally happens with a different ISP I have, dial up with a SIM card over a cell phone network.
Does anyone know what could be going on?
System:
Dell XPS M1330
Intel Core 2 Duo 1.50 GHz
RAM 20 G

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