Tomcat server over VPN

I have the tomcat integrated Eclipse IDE in my local machine.

The DB connections should be accessed from the clients network and I am trying to connect to the Database via VPN.

When I start the tomcat server from my local machine and try to launch the tomcat default home pagewith the VPN connected, I get a "The requested URL could not be retrieved" , "Connection refused" error.

If the VPN is not connected, I could successfully launch the tomcat default home page.

Please guide me / suggest in fixing this issue.

Thanks in Advance

In your browser settings, try bypassing the proxy for local addresses.
This might work.

I tried it. I could launch the page, but while making the Database connection, I am getting the error.

Is there anything that should be done to connect to the Client DB over the VPN ?
[ October 24, 2008: Message edited by: Nila dhan ]

So there is no issue with the Tomcat server. The problem is with the database right.
If yes then have you checked the connection string and the port number?

Yes.. I could connect to the Database using the Squirrel DB client, with the VPN connected.

Do you have anyone there with experience with networking? From experience, the problem with VPNs is usually due to the routing rules, but you would need to get someone to look at your issue specifically.

Got the issue resolved. The problem is that I didnt have the database driver placed in the build path.

Thanks guys, for your help.....