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by mack_shane

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Situation:
Our main office has the only servers within the company. All data will be kept here and only here. All servers are running W2K and all clients are running Windows XP Pro company
wide. Servers will include DC, Email, SQL.

Requirements:
We have 4 remote clients that will be running cable or adsl that need to be connected to the main office pretty much permanently.
We have 8 other clients that will only have dialup access to connect to the servers. These clients need to be ableto connect to the network, download data to work on it and then when they come back from being on the road, be able to upload the changed data onto the servers.

What I'm trying to work out is whether to use a VPN type setup or to use Terminal services. At this stage, I've had a number of situations reommended to me. Based on my needs, what would be the best?

Cheers

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by westy1

Not to confuse you with additional options, but have you considered an Instant Virtual Extranet (IVE)? I have not used one, but they appear to do everything a VPN does, but with greater simplicity. One vendor is Neoteris.

by thinknologist

I have used Terminal Services and edit your registry for not displaying the last user of the Terminal Services.

by lordinfidel

I only like to use TS for remote applications access. That is allowing remote users to connect via TS to run a specific app.

But they must first connect via the vpn.

So which ever way you look at it, you need the vpn. Just giving them accessvia TS does not make the connection secure. Which is essentially what you are accomplishing with the vpn.

If security was not the issue, then simply open your network up and everyone can come in and get files. Even if you poke a whole thru the fwl to allow TS, nothing is stopping attackers from replaying the connection and getting in.

Short and simple. Always use a vpn with the strongest encryption available to you.

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