Patent ID: 8590032

Claim:
A method of routing resource access requests to a network, the method comprising: establishing a first virtual private network between the network and a first client, such that the first client uses a first connection method to establish a secure virtual private network connection with the network; establishing a second virtual private network between the network and a second client, such that the second client uses a second connection method to establish a secure virtual private network connection with the network, wherein the second connection method is different from the first connection method; creating a redirection rule list including a plurality of inclusion redirection rules, wherein each inclusion redirection rule redirects a resource access request to the network and is associated with an inclusion resource; and providing the redirection rule list to both the first client and the second client for routing resource access requests, wherein the resource name is defined by WINS, Windows Internet name service, wherein a resource access request for the inclusion resource is routed in accordance with the inclusion redirection rule stored on the client, the resource access request routed to the network through the secure virtual private network connection provided by the established first or second virtual private network.