Any VPS recommendations ?

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Full server as it seems

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Is it the full server you get or just a user?

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Should have checked mainstream providers first - Amazon EC2 offers windows vps free for a year.
Took 10 min to set up.

Now, the problem is - VPN settings do not allow establishing a connection from a remote desktop and I can't think of any solution to overcome this.

Any ideas ?

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RDP is a Microsoft interface... While Microsoft provide a Mac client they don't provide a Linux one.

Plenty of free and paid for Linux ones about tho - FreeRDP, desktop, TSclient and some others with weird names I can't remember...

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You need to take a step back and explain what you are trying to do and the restrictions you have including the platforms the software you need runs on....

I need to have a 24/7 setup that would allow several people to connect to the client's server (Windows) via VPN (AnyConnect) & remote desktop. One at a time would be fine.

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How is hard is it to install AnyConnect and configure RDP connection to a Windows server on Linux VPS?
Forgive my ignorance, I always worked with Microsoft products and hardly seen any linux-based systems.

AnyConnect looks more or less straightforward https://faq.oit.gatech.edu/content/h...t-client-linux
Is it easy to configure the remote desktop ? I will have only a few hours to set up everything ..

RDP is a Microsoft interface... While Microsoft provide a Mac client they don't provide a Linux one.

You need to take a step back and explain what you are trying to do and the restrictions you have including the platforms the software you need runs on....

[stek]

How is hard is it to install AnyConnect and configure RDP connection to a Windows server on Linux VPS?
Forgive my ignorance, I always worked with Microsoft products and hardly seen any linux-based systems.

AnyConnect looks more or less straightforward https://faq.oit.gatech.edu/content/h...t-client-linux
Is it easy to configure the remote desktop ? I will have only a few hours to set up everything ..

Piece of piss. At the prompt:

yum install freerdp

ought to do it...

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How is hard is it to install AnyConnect and configure RDP connection to a Windows server on Linux VPS?
Forgive my ignorance, I always worked with Microsoft products and hardly seen any linux-based systems.

AnyConnect looks more or less straightforward https://faq.oit.gatech.edu/content/h...t-client-linux
Is it easy to configure the remote desktop ? I will have only a few hours to set up everything ..

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Thanks, they don't seem to offer any Windows-based VPSes though ?

Windows will have a large Microsoft tax attached to the monthly cost....

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I use OpenVZ, Xen and KVM VPS Hosting since 2008 - ValueVPS and have no affiliation, I have two VPS with them. They are based in newcastle

Thanks, they don't seem to offer any Windows-based VPSes though ?

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I use OpenVZ, Xen and KVM VPS Hosting since 2008 - ValueVPS and have no affiliation, I have two VPS with them. They are based in newcastle

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Founds a few services in google:


Disk Space
20 GB
Bandwidth
200 GB
RAM
256 MB
IP Addresses*
1/10
Monthly Price
£3.00

Looks good, is 256MB RAM enough to run remote desktop though ?

Also would they normally allow to install AnyConnect and will be Windows servers ?

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Hi

I need a UK based VPS service where I could install Cisco AnyConnect and connect to the client machine via Remote Desktop.
Also, what sort of package would I need ? RD itself should be roughly 25mb per hour = 200mb per day, don't need any HDD space, not sure about RAM, I guess the minimum will do ..

Thanks

digitalocean now have a London location. $5 a month will probably do it...

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Hi

I need a UK based VPS service where I could install Cisco AnyConnect and connect to the client machine via Remote Desktop.
Also, what sort of package would I need ? RD itself should be roughly 25mb per hour = 200mb per day, don't need any HDD space, not sure about RAM, I guess the minimum will do ..

Thanks