I am trying to learn Linux and have set up VMs on my work laptop. When I am not connected to the company VPN, I can use kitty to connect to them over SSH. All is great. I really really prefer kitty over working directly in the VM Workstation application because I can have multiple windows open, etc. etc.

However, when not on the corporate LAN (such as taking the train as I am now writing this), I prefer to stay on the VPN, especially when I am on call. Except our VPN software does not allow for split tunnel, so VPN = No local VM IP

Before you ask, enabling split tunnel is frounwed upon by corporate, so that isn't going to happen.

I am wondering if there is another protocol I could enable (netbios?) that I can make this connection, and bypass the routing issues the VPN is causing. These VMs are strictly for my own educational purpose so I'm not terribly concerned with what happens on them, but I just have limited capabilities to modify setting on my laptop when connected to the VPN.

As I write this, I suppose I could also alter the nic config to multihome to an IP address next to the IP I'm assigned by the VPN, which may work but I really dont think it'd be an ideal fix and plus I'd need to alter it everytime I am on the VPN (sucks for 3-4 machines open at a time)

Thank you in advance for any suggestions