Logging onto the server through the internet. 1

[ozmoeugene]

I have a client and they want to logon to their windows 2000 server through the internet and not through a third party program such as PC Anywhere, CITRUS or Terminal Server.

This is the issue, the client wants to set up a wireless router, fire up IE Browser "from anywhere" and access there server and access the files from the browser without any softwhere such as PC ANYWHERE.

Can this be done?

Thanks ahead of time and I hope this wasn't to confusing.

 

[godlyke]

Have you thought about setting up a VPN Server within Windows 2000? I would of course use some sort of firewall between the VPN Server and the internet. As long as your client is using Windows XP or 2000 Pro (and up) they should be able to connect via VPN….then access all the items within the network.

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[technome]

Your client has a right to dream, but they expect the impossible.

You do not have much of a choice, you need Terminal services for a low cost solution, Citrix as a high cost solution (Citrix requires Terminal services) ....

Straight Vpn access is extremely slow, under normal conditions. Try a couple of minutes to open a 3 meg Excel spreadsheet. Forget about accessing a database of any normal size; forget about going into an accounting system or any reasonably sized program; you can not do it without corruption. Straight VPN is OK to access an occasional Word or Excel file. If they insist, let some else do it, because they will not like it, you will be blamed.

There is nothing wrong with Terminal server, very fast; nothing terribly hard to login into, or difficult to setup. Speed wise, it is generally faster than most workstations accessing the same info ( considering you have a relatively fast server, with enough ram). I would recommend having a VPN for the client's access to the terminal server; provides a secure pipe to your network without opening unnecessary or insecure ports. Since TS clients send and receive little data over the connection, the VPN tunnel is sufficient, even dial up access is reasonable.

Citric is too complicated/expensive for a small shop. PcAnywhere is not much better than straight VPN

 

[wdoellefeld]

If they insist, let some else do it, because they will not like it, you will be blamed.

Ditto what he said!

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